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A fact from Suicide of Randy Potter appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 12 November 2017 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that it took authorities at Kansas City International Airport eight months to find Randy Potter's body in his parked truck, despite recording all license plate numbers nightly?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2017/November. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Suicide of Randy Potter.

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No disrespect, but why it his article in Wiki?

So many great artists of all kinds, e.g. jazz musicians, are invisible here, and yet this person merits a long article? I'm sorry about his death, but why is his life so much more important than so many others that have been lost? Hanamizu (talk) 19:58, 14 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The article title clearly indicates that it's about his death, not his life. That was the subject of national news coverage in more than one reliable source at the time when it was discovered that MCI's airport security had somehow managed to overlook his car in their lots for most of a year.

Creating this article does not carry with it any value judgement as to the importance of his life, since it's not about his life. As for those others, well, there is no limit on server space, and nothing's stopping you from creating those articles except your own time and inclination.

If you'd like to make the effort and learn, I'd be happy to help you when I can. Daniel Case (talk) 22:20, 14 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]