Talk:James W. Lewis

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The link for this citation doesn't work: Contreras, Russell (February 4, 2009). "FBI announces review of evidence in Tylenol deaths". The Associated Press. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090205/ap_on_re_us/tylenol_poisonings.

It just leads to a yahoo search page. Alanasings (talk) 10:02, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

Merger recommendation

This should be merged into 1982 Chicago Tylenol murders. Lewis isn't notable for anything other than his involvement in that matter. -- John Broughton (♫♫) 22:18, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

Leave as is Recommendation

I strongly disagree with the recommendation to merge this page with the 1982 Chicago Tylenol murders page. This page should be left exactly where it is, and Lewis should be mentioned on the 1982 Chicago Tylenol murders page with a link to the Lewis page. Lewis has not been found guilty of murder in the 1982 Chicago Tylenol murders, and we are not here to "solve the crime," but, rather, to create and maintain an online encyclopedia. If Lewis, "isn't notable for anything other than his involvement in that matter," it doesn't matter. He IS notable for his involvement in the matter, and that is more than enough to justify this article on the man himself. In addition to the letter to the Johnson & Johnson Company, Lewis has been found guilty and served time on several serious cases. This only adds to his notability, even if it makes him more, "notorious."

Based on the rationale that we combine pages for events with the people involved (even in small ways), I suppose we will combine Jim Jones with Jonestown, because, after all, Jim Jones isn't notable for anything other than his involvement in the Jonestown incident. I mean, yeah, there is a lot of content on the page, but, basically, nobody would find the Peoples Temple in San Francisco of any interest at all if not for the Jonestown incident. In fact, why not combine all three, 1. Peoples Temple in San Francisco with 2. Jonestown and 3. Jim Jones? 76.125.18.96 (talk) 05:25, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

Leave as is Recommendation

I agree: leave as is. I don't understand the compulsive need to delete/merge pages. If the information is useful, well-organized, and factual with references, then leave it be. Energy would be better spent contributing content instead of fighting over deletions Repliedthemockturtle (talk). —Preceding undated comment was added at 16:00, 5 February 2009 (UTC).

Recreated article

Moved from Draft talk:James W. Lewis (extortionist)

 – PARAKANYAA (talk) 01:49, 9 June 2025 (UTC)

@Chippla360 and @Yehris This article appears to be a recreation of the article about James W. Lewis that was previously redirected to the section about suspects in the article about the Chicago Tylenol murders. There has been previous discussions about James W. Lewis at the Biographies of living persons Noticeboard. In essence, this person is notable for a single event, so this article appears to be an unnecessary content fork, as guideline WP:CRIME advised against creating a separate article if there is an existing article that could incorporate the available encyclopedic material relating to that person. - Cameron Dewe (talk) 11:32, 5 June 2025 (UTC)

hello @Cameron Dewe, I will draftify the article thanks, tho the article appears to be clean. Chippla ✍️ - Best Regards 11:40, 5 June 2025 (UTC)

@Chippla360: Actually, I think a history merge with James W. Lewis is probably more appropriate, then possibly undo the redirect to the Chicago Tylenol murders. I am not fundamentally opposed to there being an article that discusses this person, its having two or three separate articles with different titles about this same person. - Cameron Dewe (talk) 11:51, 5 June 2025 (UTC)

I’m on the process, I’ve undo the redirect. Chippla ✍️ - Best Regards 12:01, 5 June 2025 (UTC)

@Cameron Dewe and @Chippla360 There is a full documentary on Netflix exploring his life and alleged involvement in the Tylenol poisonings. Beyond that case, he was also associated with several serious legal issues. Despite the serious nature of these allegations, he appeared to enjoy a degree of impunity, consistently evading conviction while remaining in the public eye. I thought it was helpful, maybe even necessary, to ojectively mention James W. Lewis because of how connected he is to the Tylenol case and other legal issues. I was surprised to see that he doesn’t even have a Wikipedia page. Yehris (talk) 22:53, 10 June 2025 (UTC)

@Yehris Feel free to add content and source to the article. Chippla ✍️ - Best Regards 22:54, 10 June 2025 (UTC)

@Yehris: He did have a Wikipedia article, however an editor redirected the article to the Chicago Tylenol murders, where he was mentioned. Guideline WP:CRIME advises that people who are notable for being involved in a single crime are in a similar situation as people who are notable for a single event, meaning any articles should initially be written about the crime, not the person, especially while the person is still living. However, if more in-depth coverage comes to light after a person's death then that could be sufficient to justify a separate biography. - Cameron Dewe (talk) 08:34, 11 June 2025 (UTC)