User:Freakofnurture/WP:AMY

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The Air Force Amy threshhold for biographical inclusion is a standard variously applied by inclusionist and/or deletionist factions in article-for-deletion discussions in Wikipedia's project namespace with varying degrees of effectiveness.

The "Air Force Amy" standard dates back to March 1, 2006, when the article Air Force Amy was kept[1] by a unanimous consensus of Wikipedia users, despite consisting entirely of unverifiable original research. In the wake of this decision, "Amy" became somewhat of an in-joke within the Wikipedia community, nearly rising to the meme status of Willy on Wheels, Mr. Treason, and autofellatio.

Amy, a Las Vegas prostitute[citation needed] , formerly of the United States Air Force[citation needed] , but also having starred in at least one pornographic film[citation needed] , has been namechecked numerous times in various heated deletion, policy, and even user-conduct arbitration discussions[2].

The following timelime summarizes the proliferation of the AFA meme.

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[edit] Air Force Amy timeline

date subject summary +/-[3] result outlook
03-01-06 Air Force Amy hooker, pr0n star, former USAF[citation needed] even keep unverifiable content[4]
03-17-06 Johnny Lechner career undergraduate greater keep [4]
03-21-06 Bobby Trendy appeared on The Anna Nicole Show greater keep[5] Bobby Trendy was born in 1972.
03-23-06 Strong Island Sound ABA team greater keep[6] has potential for expansion
03-25-06 Daniel Schneidermann French journalist greater keep Expanded significantly
03-26-06 Agenparl Company stub greater keep merge candidate. [7]
03-26-06 Andrew Lowey Pharmacist greater keep One subsequent edit, [4]
03-29-06 Imia Fleur Edwards American actress greater delete none
03-29-06 Lazee lamont comedian/radio personality greater delete none
04-02-06 Jeff Brazier reality TV star greater keep AWB magnet. [7]
04-03-06 Pam Bondi Assistant state attorney greater keep Untouched. [7][4]
04-03-06 David Heymann Architect [8] keep Lots of bot edits. [7][4]
04-05-06 Yossi Ben Hanan Soldier greater keep[9] [7][4]
04-09-06 Jon Crowley TV writer/producer/director/editor greater delete[10] none
04-12-06 Bernard Ramsey Works for Merrill Lynch greater keep[5] [7]
05-03-06 James D. Montgomery Professor greater keep[5] Expanded by 216.178.67.100[4]
TBD Philip Sandifer Writer, webcomic guru, suspected serial killer greater ongoing TBD[4]
This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

[edit] The future of Air Force Amy

While Air Force Amy has permanantly left her mark upon Wikipedia, the effect of Wikipedia on Amy's career remains yet to be seen. However, it has been estimated that by October of 2008, "Air Force Amy" will have be a household name for seven percent of single-parent families in Dearborn, Michigan, Lexington, Kentucky, and Gnaa, Nigeria. She may also earn an NNDB listing[11]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Articles for deletion/Air Force Amy, accessed December 15, 2006
  2. ^ Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Requests for arbitration/Monicasdude, accessed December 15, 2006
  3. ^ Indicates whether subject's notability and/or importance was assessed by an AfD participant to be greater or less than that of Air Force Amy.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Category:Year of birth missing.
  5. ^ a b c No consensus.
  6. ^ Speedy keep.
  7. ^ a b c d e f No significant improvements to article following afd nomination, as of 31 May 2006 09:41 (UTC).
  8. ^ Air Force Amy mentioned in passing, arguably as an ad hominem attack, yet not explicitly compared to the subject being discussed.
  9. ^ User:Yamamoto Ichiro expresses suspicions of sockpuppetry in his closure of this discussion.
  10. ^ Discussion attracted a flurry of anonymous votes
  11. ^ NNDB. File No names match your query "Air Force Amy"

[edit] See also

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