Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nazeri Lajim

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The result was keep. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 22:30, 19 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Nazeri Lajim

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One should not assume that a wealth of coverage necessarily translates into notability in an encyclopedic sense. The subject had a tragic life, and may his memory be a blessing, but I do not believe that WP:LASTING has been convincingly shown here. A textbook case of WP:NOTNEWS IMO. Kingoflettuce (talk) 16:58, 12 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

even if the subject were found to be notable, the level of detail here is surely excessive. As I alluded to above, not everything that is newsworthy is encyclopedia-worthy. Kingoflettuce (talk) 17:04, 12 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: People, Crime, and Singapore. Shellwood (talk) 17:27, 12 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keep This is incredibly well sourced and clearly meets GNG. Why shouldn't every death row prisoner in the world with this much press have an article? This has zero to do with NOTNEWS since the coverage spans ten years. Consequently there's no valid deletion criterion stated. Also what does the "level of detail" have to do with AfD? AfD is not cleanup doesn't usually pertain to trimming down an article. Go edit the damn thing if you don't like it, don't nominate a clear GNG pass for deletion. Central and Adams (talk) 21:09, 12 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Note Nom's citation of WP:LASTING is misleading. This is a sufficient condition for event notability but it's not a necessary condition. This article satisfies WP:EVENTCRIT #2: Events are also very likely to be notable if they have widespread (national or international) impact and were very widely covered in diverse sources, especially if also re-analyzed afterwards...

Keep because judging from the circumstances of his case, it does ignite the debate about the alleged racial make-up of Singapore's death row, and some discussions among Singaporeans about the need for compassion on some sympathetic drug cases on death row in the aftermath of his execution and several others. His involvement in the 2021 racial lawsuit, which was the first lawsuit about the alleged racial discrimination brought about by capital punishment in Singapore, can certainly stand witness to the racial debate that took place before his hanging. --NelsonLee20042020 (talk) 00:16, 13 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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