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This is a collection of discussions on the deletion of articles related to Police. It is one of many deletion lists coordinated by WikiProject Deletion sorting. Anyone can help maintain the list on this page.

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Police

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Rick Goodale (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Coverage of racing career is minimal, limited to database entries & generic entry list sources. Anything moderately decent is from his time as a police officer, of which the only coverage received was losing his job, which does not extend beyond local coverage from what i found Yoblyblob (Talk) :) 23:37, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Girolamo Di Fazio (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Nomination: Notability questioned. Appears to be notable for only one event (the arrest of someone who is notable). ash (talk) 15:30, 24 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Gaurav Yadav (police officer) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Was deleted back in 2023, and despite the non-notable award they received in 2025, still does not pass WP:GNG. Onel5969 TT me 16:23, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yao Yuanjun (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Typical case of WP:1E; otherwise non-notable. Schwede66 00:36, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Keep until we have an article about the event. Or just add "Death of" to the title. WP:BIO1E does not suggest deletion, it suggests renaming or merging. We could add "death of" to the title.
What 1E says is this: 'When an individual is significant for their role in a single event, it may be unclear whether an article should be written about the individual, the event or both. In considering whether to create separate articles, the degree of significance of the event itself and of the individual's role within it should both be considered. The general rule is to cover the event, not the person. However, if media coverage of both the event and the individual's role grow larger, separate articles may become justified. ... Another issue arises when an individual plays a major role in a minor event. In this case, it is not generally appropriate to have separate articles on the person and the event. Generally in this case, the name of the person should redirect to the article on the incident, especially if the individual is only notable for that incident and it is all that the person is associated with in the source coverage.'
Nowhere here suggests deletion. PARAKANYAA (talk) 03:11, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I would also support this, however the subject is also notable in the aspect of the story about his police dog Thehistorianisaac (talk) 03:26, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Isn't that also kind of about the event though? I oppose deletion in any case. PARAKANYAA (talk) 03:27, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I agree with your opinion, but the subject gained significant coverage in two separate events which are interlinked:
  1. In 2011 when he was killed in action(now, this itself would not guarantee notability, but it shows he has been covered for multiple events)
  2. In 2021 when the CCTV-7 video went viral of his police dog waiting for him.
Either way, I would support keeping the article. Thehistorianisaac (talk) 04:03, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Wang Xiaolong (coast guard) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Typical case of WP:1E; otherwise non-notable. To be awarded bravery medals etc posthumously by the state doesn't change that. Schwede66 00:40, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Keep: No other publicly available case of Chinese coast guardsmen(To be exact, the post-2013 chinese coast guard, not the pre-2013 border defense coast guard with the same english name that currently lacks an article) dying in the line of duty. Also had significant coverage. Thehistorianisaac (talk) 00:54, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I see this in a situation similar to the Yang Jia article(except the roles are reversed):
Both are notable mainly due to one event, and both of the articles mainly focus on the people themselves because most of the media coverage focused on the person.
I am open to renaming it to "Death of Wang Xiaolong" instead of deletion, though most of the coverage on him focuses on his entire career and the subject himself Thehistorianisaac (talk) 12:27, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete - clearly WP:1E. WP:NOTBLP1E supports deletion as (1) subject only notable for a single event, (2) was low profile outside this event, and (3) the event was not significant and Wang's role was neither substantial nor well documented. I'd normally say keep due to receiving a significant honor, but it doesn't look like it was awarded for personal achievements. CohenTheBohemian (talk) 14:35, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Note:
    This is the first publicly avaliable case since 2013 of a coast guardsman getting killed in action. Additionally, this was highly documented in Chinese media, particularly southern china. Thehistorianisaac (talk) 23:54, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Firstly, being the first coast guard to die is not a notability criterion. Secondly, the coverage is not significant as it is not independent; it's all Chinese media praising someone who received a state award as part of a propaganda effort. That said, merging this information into China Coast Guard#Line of duty deaths is a reasonable AtD. CohenTheBohemian (talk) 04:58, 25 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep just rename. WP:1 says the rule is to cover the event, and so not to have another article. We do not have another article on the event. Just put "death of" in front of the title. PARAKANYAA (talk) 23:34, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I would also agree, but as stated above, this is sort of a similar situation to how we have the article named Yang Jia but not "2008 Zhabei attacks", since a lot of media attention was also about the subject himself. Thehistorianisaac (talk) 23:56, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Kashimpur Thana (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Police station does not appear to be notable. Although there are four sources, that may not be sufficient for WP:NBUILDING policy, which requires .." they require significant in-depth coverage by reliable, third-party sources to establish notability.". Emphasis on "in-depth".

Creator of article should provide quotes from sources to show that the sources cover the place "in depth"... more than cursory.

Note that the creator of this article may have created many articles recently on minor police stations within Bangladesh, I'm not sure. See Category:Thanas of Dhaka etc. I'm sure that many police stations in the country _are_ notable for historical or architectural reasons. But many are probably not notable. I'm not sure how AfD process manages multiple articles. Noleander (talk) 21:17, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Keep: Thana refers to a tertiary administrative division in Bangladesh similar to Upazila. These subdistricts are based on which areas have police station. Jaunpurzada (talk) 21:25, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - Seriously? It hasnt even been a day since I created the page, you do realize that these are administrative units? Right? See other AfDs for example: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tajhat Thana, this isn't just about a police station, it is about a administrative unit, Thanas are equivalent to upazilas in Bangladesh, while Wikipedia is not a directory, not creating these pages would cause some issues as many information will be missing. BangladeshiEditorInSylhet (talk) 02:16, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep: Thana refers to a tertiary administrative division in Bangladesh similar to Upazila. These subdistricts are based on which areas have police station. (2) Niasoh ❯❯❯ Wanna chat? 19:26, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete: There is ZERO evidence these "police stations" are "tertiary administrative division in Bangladesh similar to Upazila". I do not see but three mundane or routine news reports (WP:NOTNEWS) about criminal activities of the Officer-in-Charge (OC). Two of the sources are "Jago News 24" so, if about the subject and not criminal activities of an OC, would count as one source towards notability. There is no significant coverage in reliable and independent sources about the actual "police station", NOR any connection to an administrative division, subdivision, or "units". By-the-way: When the sources levy accusations on a person, they are considered innocent until proven guilty in the US. "IF" it were notable to the world-at-large, and if kept regardless of policies and guidelines, the title needs an RFC for a name change to something like Criminal activities at Kashimpur Thana. -- Otr500 (talk) 04:31, 24 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Who said there is no evidence that thanas are administrative units? Did you forget Wikipedia:Before and that there is a government that rules Bangladesh and administration is decentralizated? Divisions, districts, upazilas, Thanas, unions, wards, villages, mahallas, mouzas, municipalities (Pourashova), etc? BangladeshiEditorInSylhet (talk) 09:30, 24 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete: Appears to be non-notable local administrative unit. No extensive coverage. Chronos.Zx (talk) 16:32, 24 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Bamna Thana (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Probably not notable: does not meet WP:NBUILDING. This is the third AfD I've submitted (as part of WP:NPP) on minor police stations in Bangladesh. I won't submit any more AfDs on these articles. I'll let the AfD people take it from here and decide if they want to review all the other newly-created articles by the same editor. Noleander (talk) 21:33, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy Keep - Wikipedia is not just a spam delete section, you don't delete every article after just seeing it, check why and is this even relevant? This is indeed relevant, Thanas are equivalent to sub-districts in Bangladesh, it isn't just a random police station, While [[Hussain Muhammad Ershad]] in the 1980s did convert many thanas into subdistricts under a decentralization programme, thanas remain and there are atleast 652 thanas, each covering lots of information, not creating these pages and nominating them for AfD is not applicable, in fact I was creating this pages less than a day ago, I couldn't sleep due to Wikipedia notification sounds that another article was nominated to be deleted, its too soon plus improve the article yourself then, Wikipedia is not a one-sided encyclopedia, it must be contributed to by multiple individuals! Pages about Administrative units should remain on the encyclopedia. BangladeshiEditorInSylhet (talk) 02:25, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep: Thana refers to a tertiary administrative division in Bangladesh similar to Upazila. These subdistricts are based on which areas have police station. Niasoh ❯❯❯ Wanna chat? 19:27, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete: LMAO. Wikipedia is not a directory or yellow pages. This is a non-notable "police station". The opening statement is, "Bamna Thana (Bengali: বামনা থানা, lit. 'Bamna Police Station') is a police station in Bamna, Barguna, Barisal, Bangladesh". It is sourced with two primary Bangladesh National Portal, Government of Bangladesh sources, that does NOT advance notability, and a jagonews24.com source with the title Teenager poisoned after failing to 'marry' boyfriend. What "tertiary administrative division"? Please don't tell me an editor is thinking of, or working on, creating 652 police station articles? It looks like it. A couple of primary sources and a news report like another "police station" Rajon killing: Jalalabad OC suspended. WOW! There are over 18 THOUSAND "police stations" in the US. How about writing articles on political "subdistricts" or actual "Administrative units" and including the "police stations" there? Are these considered notable in the bn.wikipedia.org? Lacking significant coverage in reliable and independent sources, maybe even historical significance, a police station is not notable. Noleander, don't give up! If there is a list out there, somewhere, then someone will want to make articles. Some may be notable, but does Wikipedia need to know some local news that Marzia slept with her husband and children, then... (Daily Kalbela) "was stabbed to death by her mentally challenged husband...". Some interesting translations, "Marzia, who was killed in the marriage, is the mother of three children". News reports offers nothing that adds to the notability of this article or Gafargaon Thana. -- Otr500 (talk) 03:44, 24 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    First of all, Wikipedia is not for jokes always, maybe some but this was not meant to be humorous, so i dont know what is making you laugh so much, second, You told Noleander to not give up, and if there is a list, someone will try to make articles, is this like a war or something? No its not, dont make it look dramatic, and isnt creating pages good, like without it, would Wikipedia have ever existed? And no this is not a directory, please read WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS, i will try to make more pages to be fair plus just because I did not give a source that thanas are a administrative unit, doesnt mean it isn't, plus I created these pages not even a day and these were already nominated for AfD, like give some time, when a page is stable, I have time to add more in-depth sources to it but when a AfD occurs, my focus shifts and if i do make any edits, the sources are partial, and who even talked about Gafargaon Thana here? I didn't, nobody did, when I create pages, i leave 3 sources there and add more sometime later, thats why you may see some inaccuracies but those are just to start the article, now if i can't even start a article and expand it without a freaking AfD in not even a day, whom's notification disturbs my sleep, then what is the point of all this? I understand your concern about GNG but give some time alright and your arguments need improvement. BangladeshiEditorInSylhet (talk) 09:12, 24 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    My purpose was not to show that Wikipedia is a directory, its not, my purpose was to create pages of Thanas (administrative units and a police station, they serve two roles, they are equivalent to upazilas [sub-districts], according to the Bangladesh Government and related sources), now i take time to fully improve the page, if someone doesnt even give me that time, then don't expect me and other editors to add in-depth, independent, secondary sources to it. BangladeshiEditorInSylhet (talk) 09:16, 24 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Tongi West Thana (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Police station does not appear to be notable. Although there are four sources, that may not meet WP:NBUILDING, which requires .." they require significant in-depth coverage by reliable, third-party sources to establish notability.". Emphasis on "in-depth".

Creator of article should provide quotes from sources to show that the sources cover the place "in depth"... more than cursory. Noleander (talk) 21:07, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Seriously? It hasnt even been a day since I created the page, you do realize that these are administrative units? Right? See other AfDs for example: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tajhat Thana, this isn't just about a police station, it is about a administrative unit, Thanas are equivalent to upazilas in Bangladesh, while Wikipedia is not a directory, not creating these pages would cause some issues as many information will be missing. BangladeshiEditorInSylhet (talk) 02:14, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - Wikipedia is not just a spam delete section, you don't delete every article after just seeing it, check why and is this even relevant? This is indeed relevant, Thanas are equivalent to sub-districts in Bangladesh, it isn't just a random police station, While Hussain Muhammad Ershad in the 1980s did convert many thanas into subdistricts under a decentralization programme, thanas remain and there are atleast 652 thanas, each covering lots of information, not creating these pages and nominating them for AfD is not applicable, in fact I was creating these pages less than a day ago, I couldn't sleep due to Wikipedia notification sounds that another article was nominated to be deleted, its too soon plus improve the article yourself then, Wikipedia is not a one-sided encyclopedia, it must be contributed to by multiple individuals. BangladeshiEditorInSylhet (talk) 02:22, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep: Thana refers to a tertiary administrative division in Bangladesh similar to Upazila. These subdistricts are based on which areas have police station. Niasoh ❯❯❯ Wanna chat? 19:26, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete: Lacks significant coverage in reliable and independent sources to advance notability of a "police station". I keep seeing "Thana refers to a tertiary administrative division in Bangladesh similar to Upazila. These subdistricts are based on which areas have police station". Not one time a source to connect (prove it) a local "police station" as an administrative division, subdivision, or unit. I also keep seeing routine news reports that are not about the subject, a "police station". Sources on the article:
    1. 1 title: A murder case was filed with Tongi West Police Station,
    2. 2 title: SI's body found at Tongi police barrack,
    3. 3 title: Same as #2,
    4. 4 title: CCTV cameras installed at Tongi West Police Station. If kept, regardless of policies and guidelines, this might mean we could create 18,000 articles on "police stations" in the US. -- Otr500 (talk) 05:07, 24 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    My purpose was not to show that Wikipedia is a directory, its not, my purpose was to create pages of Thanas (administrative units and a police station, they serve two roles, they are equivalent to upazilas [sub-districts], according to the Bangladesh Government and related sources), now i take time to fully improve the page, if someone doesnt even give me that time, then don't expect me and other editors to add in-depth, independent, secondary sources to it. BangladeshiEditorInSylhet (talk) 09:17, 24 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Sure, create those pages, am i restricting anybody from creating pages about American administrative units or police stations? Am i? Prove that i am restricting it then, you want proof that Thana is a administrative unit? Sure:
    1. The Daily Observer, Published 31 March 2019 (redirect)
    2. ResearchGate
    3. Banglapedia
    BangladeshiEditorInSylhet (talk) 09:26, 24 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Md. Matiur Rahman Sheikh (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Most sources are just passing mentions or about retirement or Chief, more in-depth sources needed or nomination will not be withdrawn. BangladeshiEditorInSylhet (talk) 16:48, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Supervision of police personnel (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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WP:NOTDICT. Just a definition of the term. This adds nothing to the encyclopaedia. Golem08 (talk) 02:51, 17 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz Read! Talk! 05:25, 24 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]