Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Disappearance of April Pitzer

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The result was delete. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 14:07, 28 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Disappearance of April Pitzer

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Although that this doesn't appear to be a run-of-the-mill case, references, most typical news reports and routine coverage, are not indicative of this case being any more notable. No sign of any major lasting outcome, such as a change in a law or procedure, which is usually used as a clearance for notability in these cases. Bneu2013 (talk) 05:27, 20 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Weak Delete. Nom is correct that most missing person cases are not notable, he is incorrect in asserting that a change in law or procedure would be required for notability (though such a law would probably create a presumption of notability). Coverage seems to be limited to a segment on Disappeared[1], and local coverage in 2016 [2][3][4][5]. Note I'm amenable to changing my !vote on stronger sourcing.Icewhiz (talk) 08:23, 20 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - These types of cases are tragic but the (limited) coverage is far too routine and localized for this to be suitable in an encyclopedia. We are not a database for every reported missing persons and should not try to be.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 18:51, 20 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Delete still not enough to show notability.John Pack Lambert (talk) 19:36, 20 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete. Routine cold case. WP is not intended as a cold case database, the governing policy is NOT INDISCRIMINATE. DGG ( talk ) 23:42, 25 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep The case has been the subject of an episode of Disappeared, which airs nationwide on the Investigation Discovery cable network. This gives it more than local notability, even if most of the other sources are local. Daniel Case (talk) 06:54, 26 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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