Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Matt Sanchez

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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was Merge to Matthew Sanchez. —Quarl (talk) 2007-03-14 10:55Z

[edit] Matt Sanchez

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Fails WP:BIO. It was deleted under WP:SPEEDY and was then reposted. Mkdwtalk 07:41, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

  • Keep. I'm actually the one who put up the speedy tag while on new-page patrol, but then I had second thoughts. At first it looked like a typical smear piece, but then I did some Googling and found out the story was legit. By that time, an admin had dleted the artcle, but I simply backpaged through my browser and re-posted the article with slight modifications. Sanchez is getting some press coverage because of his current status as a Marine corporal and his past as a gay porn star. That press coverage makes him somewhat notable for now. Realkyhick 08:15, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
  • I think the page should be kept. First of all hes won a rather notable prize (the Jeane Kirkpatrick Award for Academic Freedom at CPAC). Hes also made quite a few appearances in the mainstream media (at least once on Hannity and Colmes, once on The OReilly Factor, the story of his outing was #1 on Keith Olbermann's Countdown, hes been on Alan Colmes Radio Show, hes published articles in the New York Post and Salon.com and thats just off the top of my head) not to mention now with this outing hes been the subject of major news in the blogosphere, including being featured on Eschaton, DailyKos, Gawker, etc. According to his interview with JoeMyGod he also has a major book release coming up. The incident is also tied into Ann Coulter's "Faggot" comment and now hes been the subject of two major statements of support from Michelle Malkin and David Horowitz. So yeah, he seems way more notable to begin with than Jeff Gannon ever was and essentially had the same thing happen to me, so if we keep Gannon it seems more than likely that we should keep Sanchez. Keep in mind this is all related to his political work. He was also one of the world's top gay porn stars for several years, including working for Kristen Bjorn and other directors and he has a considerably porn filmography. So whatever way you look at it, I think hes notable and the article shouldn't be deleted. -ThongWearer 08:08, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
    • Oh yes, by the way, I also think the article should be merged with the Matthew Sanchez one, it is obviously about the same person. -ThongWearer 01:52, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
  • Obvious Keep. The Matt Sanchez story has emerged from the blogosphere into the legitimate media. The facts of his television appearances and his award by a major political group qualify him for inclusion on the grounds of notability. The facts of his careers in the sex industry are also thoroughly germane to his biography - particularly because his filmography alone qualifies him on the grounds of notability. However, the article should be merged with Matthew Sanchez. Malangali 08:26, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
I have added a merge request to both the articles as per your suggestion. Mkdwtalk 08:33, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep, but merge with the similar article. Bubba73 (talk), 14:17, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
  • Redirect to main article Matthew Sanchez or let it be a disambiguation page (who knows what other notable Matt Sanchez is out there). --Ozgod 16:00, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
  • Speedy delete The article fails WP:BIO and meets criteria for speedy deletion under WP:CSD#G4. Aquasplash 21:21, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

--I dont think it qualifies for WP:CSD#4. It was erroneously speedy deleted because the person who put up the speedy delete tag did so thinking it was vandalism before he could verify the article. Once he verified he was unable to remove it in time. It was all a mistake. -ThongWearer 01:52, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

What do you mean by a "name change"? Where is the credible evidence that he has ever been known as Matthew? news.google.com comes up with 76 hits for "Matt Sanchez" and zero for "Matthew Sanchez". Corvus cornix 03:45, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep and merge. Clearly passes notability. Italiavivi 03:16, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep and merge Make sure Rod Majors redirects too. Article here It's Jeff Gannon redux! - FaAfA (yap) 09:03, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep and merge per above. Moncrief 16:23, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep, merge, and redirect. I would suggest using "Matt Sanchez" as the main header, as most of the non-Wikipedia sources used this (he doesn't really go by "Matthew") Note his e-mail address and signed blogs all use "Matt Sanchez". Dont' forget to add a redirect from Rod Majors.→ R Young {yakłtalk} 02:16, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.