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The result was keep. Tone 18:33, 31 August 2019 (UTC)reply
CommentKeep for now - This clearly DOES NOT fail
WP:1E since it is about an event. Even if it did,
WP:1E IS NOT a stand-alone
WP:DELREASON, but instead a reason to rename/redirect/merge to an article about the event instead of the person.
That said I’ve got some
WP:too soon concerns about this page, though on the other hand coverage may well run on for months in reliable sources. Police officers are rarely killed in the line of duty in the UK so MAYBE notable on that ground. I need to think about this and see what others say.
FOARP (
talk) 07:17, 24 August 2019 (UTC) EDIT: I'm swayed by
User:Jake Brockman's point about
WP:10YT: it is highly likely that this will still be talked about ten years from now and as such it should be kept for now.
FOARP (
talk) 17:11, 24 August 2019 (UTC)reply
Keep and improve - as FOARP notes, the murder of a police officer is quite rare in the United Kingdom, and it's been publicly commented on by senior government officials including the Prime Minister. It's had wide national coverage in RS, and meets
WP:NCRIME.
Tracy Von Doom (
talk) 07:49, 24 August 2019 (UTC)reply
Comment I agree with
FOARP. 1E strictly does not apply as the article is (probably) about the event, not the person. The title implies wider coverage of the aftermath, trial, impact, etc.
WP:NEVENT should be looked at. As the "event" is fairly recent, it is as of yet unclear if there will be a lasting effect or
WP:PERSISTENCE, so again I agree that this may be TOOSOON. I like to look at
WP:10YT as "tie breaker" and would suspect there will still be residual reporting in years to come given how rare killings of police officers are and (as of yet) lack of clarity how he actually died (i.e. by the suspect's impact or by impact with the chasing police car.) which is likely to create further coverage. pseudonymJake Brockmantalk 07:59, 24 August 2019 (UTC)reply
Strong KeepThis event has attracted widespread media attention in the United Kingdom, these articles about the murder of police officers in the UK do not fail
WP:1E (which is also not a sole standalone justification for deletion), especially where there has been significant attention from the media. If you go on to the UK BBC news RIGHT NOW there are several articles on the front page regarding this event. This is likely to attract media coverage for quite a while.
Theprussian (
talk) 10:41, 24 August 2019 (UTC)reply
Keep.
WP:1E does not apply: it relates only to biographies and not to events.
Death of Ged Walker had several similarities to that of Andrew Walker. It happened in 2003; the
BBC published follow-up articlee in 2004 and 2005.
I would prefer a more neutral title, namely
Death of Andrew Harper. Until there is an inquest and trial, calling the incident murder is speculation.
Narky Blert (
talk) 13:37, 24 August 2019 (UTC)reply
Keep.
WP:1E is for biographies and not events. The article is about a murder that has just happened, and there is not much you can say yet. However, as more information does become available, the article will become larger. Therefore I vote keep.--
Wyatt2049 | (
talk) 14:12, 24 August 2019 (UTC)reply
Keep - There's enough info out there to indicate what's to follow, keeping in mind it's still recent. The article really needs to be improved though.
Karl Twist (
talk) 14:51, 24 August 2019 (UTC)reply
Comment I renamed the article to
Killing of Andrew Harper per
WP:BLP as court proceeding are still in progress and it is sub judice in the UK - murder has not been proven. --
DeFacto (
talk). 20:54, 24 August 2019 (UTC)reply
Delete ("onya coola, going against this afd's consensus":)) as
WP:NOTNEWS and does not meet
WP:EVENT, although tragic and newsworthy, due to low numbers of British police killed in line of duty (although i see that not all at
List of British police officers killed in the line of duty have articles), and having been run over twice, this does not mean that an article is required. i note that a number of "keepers" above have suggested a "wait and see", interesting idea (i like mention of
WP:10YT:)) but this appears to be contrary to
WP:EVENTCRITERIA that emphasises event endurance now ie. "have enduring historical significance", "have a significant lasting effect", "if also re-analyzed afterwards", "4.Routine kinds of news events (including most crimes, ... usually not notable unless something further gives them additional enduring significance.", so
WP:TOOSOON is also probably relevant. i wouldn't oppose an addition to the
hatnote at
Andrew Harper directing wikireaders to
List of British police officers killed in the line of duty.
Coolabahapple (
talk) 02:15, 28 August 2019 (UTC)reply
As it says in
WP:LASTING, "It may take weeks or months to determine whether or not an event has a lasting effect. This does not, however, mean recent events with unproven lasting effect are automatically non-notable." (my emphasis). Basically, we don't need to delete an article simply because it relates to a recent event.
FOARP (
talk) 07:01, 29 August 2019 (UTC)reply
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The result was keep. Tone 18:33, 31 August 2019 (UTC)reply
CommentKeep for now - This clearly DOES NOT fail
WP:1E since it is about an event. Even if it did,
WP:1E IS NOT a stand-alone
WP:DELREASON, but instead a reason to rename/redirect/merge to an article about the event instead of the person.
That said I’ve got some
WP:too soon concerns about this page, though on the other hand coverage may well run on for months in reliable sources. Police officers are rarely killed in the line of duty in the UK so MAYBE notable on that ground. I need to think about this and see what others say.
FOARP (
talk) 07:17, 24 August 2019 (UTC) EDIT: I'm swayed by
User:Jake Brockman's point about
WP:10YT: it is highly likely that this will still be talked about ten years from now and as such it should be kept for now.
FOARP (
talk) 17:11, 24 August 2019 (UTC)reply
Keep and improve - as FOARP notes, the murder of a police officer is quite rare in the United Kingdom, and it's been publicly commented on by senior government officials including the Prime Minister. It's had wide national coverage in RS, and meets
WP:NCRIME.
Tracy Von Doom (
talk) 07:49, 24 August 2019 (UTC)reply
Comment I agree with
FOARP. 1E strictly does not apply as the article is (probably) about the event, not the person. The title implies wider coverage of the aftermath, trial, impact, etc.
WP:NEVENT should be looked at. As the "event" is fairly recent, it is as of yet unclear if there will be a lasting effect or
WP:PERSISTENCE, so again I agree that this may be TOOSOON. I like to look at
WP:10YT as "tie breaker" and would suspect there will still be residual reporting in years to come given how rare killings of police officers are and (as of yet) lack of clarity how he actually died (i.e. by the suspect's impact or by impact with the chasing police car.) which is likely to create further coverage. pseudonymJake Brockmantalk 07:59, 24 August 2019 (UTC)reply
Strong KeepThis event has attracted widespread media attention in the United Kingdom, these articles about the murder of police officers in the UK do not fail
WP:1E (which is also not a sole standalone justification for deletion), especially where there has been significant attention from the media. If you go on to the UK BBC news RIGHT NOW there are several articles on the front page regarding this event. This is likely to attract media coverage for quite a while.
Theprussian (
talk) 10:41, 24 August 2019 (UTC)reply
Keep.
WP:1E does not apply: it relates only to biographies and not to events.
Death of Ged Walker had several similarities to that of Andrew Walker. It happened in 2003; the
BBC published follow-up articlee in 2004 and 2005.
I would prefer a more neutral title, namely
Death of Andrew Harper. Until there is an inquest and trial, calling the incident murder is speculation.
Narky Blert (
talk) 13:37, 24 August 2019 (UTC)reply
Keep.
WP:1E is for biographies and not events. The article is about a murder that has just happened, and there is not much you can say yet. However, as more information does become available, the article will become larger. Therefore I vote keep.--
Wyatt2049 | (
talk) 14:12, 24 August 2019 (UTC)reply
Keep - There's enough info out there to indicate what's to follow, keeping in mind it's still recent. The article really needs to be improved though.
Karl Twist (
talk) 14:51, 24 August 2019 (UTC)reply
Comment I renamed the article to
Killing of Andrew Harper per
WP:BLP as court proceeding are still in progress and it is sub judice in the UK - murder has not been proven. --
DeFacto (
talk). 20:54, 24 August 2019 (UTC)reply
Delete ("onya coola, going against this afd's consensus":)) as
WP:NOTNEWS and does not meet
WP:EVENT, although tragic and newsworthy, due to low numbers of British police killed in line of duty (although i see that not all at
List of British police officers killed in the line of duty have articles), and having been run over twice, this does not mean that an article is required. i note that a number of "keepers" above have suggested a "wait and see", interesting idea (i like mention of
WP:10YT:)) but this appears to be contrary to
WP:EVENTCRITERIA that emphasises event endurance now ie. "have enduring historical significance", "have a significant lasting effect", "if also re-analyzed afterwards", "4.Routine kinds of news events (including most crimes, ... usually not notable unless something further gives them additional enduring significance.", so
WP:TOOSOON is also probably relevant. i wouldn't oppose an addition to the
hatnote at
Andrew Harper directing wikireaders to
List of British police officers killed in the line of duty.
Coolabahapple (
talk) 02:15, 28 August 2019 (UTC)reply
As it says in
WP:LASTING, "It may take weeks or months to determine whether or not an event has a lasting effect. This does not, however, mean recent events with unproven lasting effect are automatically non-notable." (my emphasis). Basically, we don't need to delete an article simply because it relates to a recent event.
FOARP (
talk) 07:01, 29 August 2019 (UTC)reply
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
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