Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Michael P. Fay
BLP1E doesn't apply where |"the event is significant and the person's role in it is substantial".  The definition of a "significant event" is at , where it calls for the event to (a) meet the  requirement for significant coverage in reliable independent sources, and (b) either be "a precedent or catalyst for something else of lasting significance" or "have significant impact over a wide region, domain, or widespread societal group".  Here there's no question that the article meets the  coverage requirements, and by having a significant impact on US/Singapore relations it can be said to meet either or both of the additional requirements.  Please note also that the purpose of BLP1E is typically not to decide whether an article on a topic should exist, but to decide whether an article on the individual should exist in addition or instead of an article on the event itself.  As far as I'm aware there's no article on the event here so the question is moot
— User:DustFormsWords, 05:34, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:BLP1E||WP:EVENT||WP:N (Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons)