Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Charles Burlingame
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[edit] Charles Burlingame
Not notable; only refs are (1) an entry that documents every victim of 9/11 and (2) an unofficial Arlington National Cemetery site. Fails WP:BIO: article would never have been created had it not been for his manner of death. Fails Wikipedia is not a memorial. Delete. Dylan 18:20, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
- Keep he is qualifies as a "Person achieving renown or notoriety for their involvement in newsworthy events, such as by being assassinated.", per WP:BIO. It's important to have an article on him, because he is also frequently cited in 9/11 conspiracy theories, with his involvement in Pentagon MASCAL exercises and other factors. Searching "Charles Burlingame" on Google [1] turns up 13,000+ results, so the sources are there to support this article. --Aude (talk) 18:28, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
- See these threads [2] and [3] from the Loose Change forum as examples of what I mean. I've been working on 9/11 articles generally, in addition to my other topic areas, and can work on this article. And folks on the Loose Change forum do consult Wikipedia. --Aude (talk) 18:33, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
- Strong Keep given Aude's edits since this AfD began. Notability issue has been fixed. --A. B. 21:34, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
- Keep as per Aude. Also, his case triggered reform of Arlington burial criteria. I've added this to the article with a congressional sourceBwithh 22:14, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
- Comment - its funny, someone told me that the article I created was being proposed for deletion, I asked myself "who the hell is charles burlingame?". But after looking at the history I remembered I created it because he is important in the story of 911, and an article featuring him makes this encyclopedia more complete. Its true that wikipedia is not a memorial, but the amount of sources produced after the propD shows that information about him is more than a memorial. Fresheneesz 01:07, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
