Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ghanem Ibrahim al-Hassan

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Not notable enough, only notable event about him is his assassination FavorLaw (talk) 12:15, 21 February 2012 (UTC)

Deletion proposed per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:CRIME#CRIM and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:BLP1E#Subjects_notable_only_for_one_event --FavorLaw (talk) 12:52, 21 February 2012 (UTC)

• Delete - Non-notable death, as per WP:1E. Being an active member of the military means you run the risk of being injured and killed as part of your job, unfortunately. Sionk (talk) 13:23, 21 February 2012 (UTC)

• Keep - Notable as he is the first high ranking death amongst the Syrian Army, during the uprising.Goltak (talk) 16:38, 21 February 2012 (UTC)
• Being the "first high ranking death" does not confer notablity. See below though. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 03:22, 23 February 2012 (UTC)

:Note: This debate has been included in the list of Syria-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 02:18, 23 February 2012 (UTC)

:Note: This debate has been included in the list of Military-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 02:18, 23 February 2012 (UTC)

:Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 02:19, 23 February 2012 (UTC)

• Keep - WP:1E doesn't apply here, as al-Hassan isn't notable for one event (the getting killed thing). He's also notable because he was a brigadier general - those with stars on their shoulders are considered to be generally notable per WP:SOLDIER and long-standing practice. The news created by the event helps to meet sourcing to confirm that notability, but as a general officer, an article about him is proper. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 03:22, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
• Keep, per WP:SOLDIER. A flag/general officer is considered generally notable, regardless of his death. --RightCowLeftCoast (talk) 22:34, 24 February 2012 (UTC)
• Strong Keep we have FAR TOO FEW articles on non-Western one-stars to even *consider* deleting this. Buckshot06 (talk) 23:20, 25 February 2012 (UTC)
• Keep. General officers are usually considered notable per WP:SOLDIER (yes, I know it's not a formal guideline!) and common sense. -- Necrothesp (talk) 23:44, 26 February 2012 (UTC)

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