Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sameh almadhon

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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was Keep JodyB talk 02:36, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sameh almadhon

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No Google hits for either the spelling of the name in the article or the spelling in the title, other than those sourced directly or indirectly from this Wikipedia article. Unless verifiable evidence from third-party reliable sources can be provided for the existence of this person, the article should be deleted. Arthur Frayn 10:05, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

  • Strong keep There are 300,000 Google hits for the Arabic spelling. I found that the standard English spelling is Samih Madhoun (standard vowelization and dropping the "al" prefix). That spelling has 12,500 Google hits, including this news story. Shalom Hello 16:19, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete. A person doesn't qualify as "notable" if the reliable third-party coverage is short-lived. Since he's now dead, I suspect there will not be any further coverage. The claim to notability seems to be based on the fact that he was recently killed. I don't see how that makes him notable. ≈≈Carolfrog≈≈♦тос♦ 03:23, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep, sources found and article tidied up. John Vandenberg 05:37, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
    • What other claims to notability does he have, other than having been "a senior leader" in a militant terrorist organization, and that he was recently killed in a clash with a rival militant terrorist organization? ≈≈Carolfrog≈≈♦тос♦ 23:30, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Note: This debate has been included in the list of Palestine-related deletions. -- John Vandenberg 05:37, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep Notable ¿SFGiДnts! ¿Complain! ¿Analyze! ¿Review! 21:32, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.