Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Harry Truman (volcano victim)

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result of the debate was Keep per WP:SNOW. Stifle (talk) 21:49, 25 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Harry Truman (volcano victim)[edit]

Non-notable individual. Fails to fill criteria of WP:BIO. As the article states, he experience only "brief fame." Strothra 18:15, 22 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Keep! He's now the subject of a biography and the lead character in a movie. He's got a trail and a ridge named for him. And even without those, notability never dies. Melchoir 18:24, 22 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Weak keep. I don't think being the subject of a biography or being a lead character necessarily makes one notable. However, there were not a large number of victims from that disaster. --Nlu (talk) 18:27, 22 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Keep He was briefly famous while he was alive. He was the media's character piece of choice prior to the eruption. After, however, he became something of an icon. You'd be hard pressed to find a St. Helen's documentary that doesn't include him. –Abe Dashiell ^(t/c) 18:32, 22 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Definitely keep per Melchoir. Article establishes notability. CanadianCaesar Et tu, Brute? 19:26, 22 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Strong keep, encyclopedic article about a notable individual. TH 21:34, 22 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Strong keep. Minor, but doesn't fail WP:BIO (contrary to deletion proposal), and meets most of the other criteria for Wikipedia articles. Lead characters in fiction deserve inclusion at the very least, if not their own articles (as here).Captainktainer 22:56, 22 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, minor but notable per Mr. Mel - heck, I still remember him more than anyone else associated with the event. Kuru ^talk 00:18, 23 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, obviously. He symbolises the victims of the disaster. 23skidoo 03:27, 23 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Strong keep: well written article about regionally notable proprietor and disaster victim. Calwatch 03:53, 24 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Strong keep: well written article and most people who remember the eruption remember Mr. Truman. 132.241.246.111 01:14, 24 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Notable victim that is usually brought up any time the eruption is discussed. youngamerican (talk) 19:23, 24 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per Kuru. Carlossuarez46 23:19, 24 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Keep he personafied the event just as much as David A. Johnston --rxnd ( t | € | c ) 21:36, 25 April 2006 (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 talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.