Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Martin MacNeill
by OP. The policies we see in #NEWSREPORTS &  apply. ''Wikipedia considers the enduring notability of persons and events.'' Unique attributes do not make the crime notable. Consider, per :Murder#Incidence "An estimated 520,000 people were murdered in 2000 around the globe." With so many murders it is inevitable that thousands of such crimes each year will have interesting aspects and news coverage. To compare, murder ''rates'' around the world are an encyclopedic topic. And articles about OJ Simpson, Lee Harvey Oswald, or Charles Manson are worthwhile. But just because this criminal trial in this smaller state gets local news reporting it does not make him or his victim notable. And once he's sentenced he will disappear from the news scene, indicating non-endurance. (BTW, I have nom'd :Michele MacNeill for AfD as well.) Thanks
— User:Srich32977, 17:00, 21 December 2013 (UTC)
Stance: comment
Cited policy: WP:NOT||WP:NEWSEVENT (Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not)