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The result was merge to 2011 Helmand Province incident. ( non-admin closure) Michaelzeng7 ( talk) 18:53, 19 December 2013 (UTC) reply

Alexander Blackman

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I would recommend merging interesting information into, and then redirecting to, 2011 Helmand Province incident. N.B. I did create the latter article, but WP:1E seems to be in favour of redirecting to the article on the event, saying: "[If] individual plays a major role in a minor event ... it is not generally appropriate to have an article on both the person and the event. Generally in this case, the name of the person should redirect to the article on the incident, especially if the individual is only notable for that incident and is all that that person is associated with in source coverage." It Is Me Here ^{t / c} 10:34, 12 December 2013 (UTC) reply

• Merge This looks like an classic example of when a merge would be the best option to provide information and easy reading.-- Jeffrd10 ( talk) 13:26, 12 December 2013 (UTC) reply
• Agree, ok to merge into the larger article, with a redirect, although I am not sure the current title is the best one for this article. PatGallacher ( talk) 14:37, 12 December 2013 (UTC) reply
  • It's a fair point, but one, I think, best suited to a different discussion. I modelled the title on the existing redirect " 2007 Helmand province incident" (although I capitlised it per the title of " Helmand Province"), since the sources had not given the event any obvious label (à la 7/7 or what have you). It Is Me Here ^{t / c} 17:46, 12 December 2013 (UTC) reply

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• Merge and Redirect - per nomination. Individual seems to lack "significant coverage" in WP:RS and is probably non-notable under WP:GNG. Anotherclown ( talk) 01:50, 13 December 2013 (UTC) reply
• Cautious merge - Blackman may eventually merit a separate page, depending on future developments (if any), but in the meantime the same information appearing on the main subject page should suffice. Nick Cooper ( talk) 15:47, 14 December 2013 (UTC) reply
• Redirect to 2011 Helmand Province incident. Although the latter article needs renaming, as it's completely unclear what it refers to. -- Necrothesp ( talk) 10:58, 16 December 2013 (UTC) reply

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