Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/A. F. James MacArthur

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The result was delete. bd2412 T 03:44, 7 January 2018 (UTC)

A. F. James MacArthur

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This would appear to be a classic example of BLP1E. There is one event, widely reported, but no other notability. DGG ( talk ) 00:45, 31 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. In an earlier era, an anti-police journalist may have been able to carve out sustained publicity, etc. But with pro-police Donald Trump in office and declining public trust in news media, I think he is just a blip on the public's radar. Knox490 (talk) 01:21, 31 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete Journalists are not inherently notable, and nothing about him suggests that he is.John Pack Lambert (talk) 01:43, 31 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Both WP:BLP1E and WP:NOTNEWS; I wouldn't recommend converting this to an article on the event because that isn't notable either.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 02:08, 31 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete: Per DGG and TheGracefulSlick. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 03:19 on January 2, 2018 (UTC)

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