Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nicholas Beale

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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 deleted as a non-notable individual.—Ryūlóng (竜龍) 22:09, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Nicholas Beale

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This article was created a month ago, and user NBeale has been the primary contributor. It has had a {{LikeResume}} tag on it since the beginning, and there hasn't been any sign of improvement. The article is essentially asserting "notability by proxy", ie, notability by weak association with notable individuals:

  1. The most reliable source in the article is apparently a series of emails NBeale published on his website, in which he initiates a debate with someone notable.
  2. He also cites amorphous "collaborations" with notable individuals; and
  3. he wrote a book and dedicated it to a notable individual.

The original creator of the article, User:Chiinners, has made 6 edits, all to his user page and to the article. BRIAN0918 21:51, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

  • Delete per above. -Duribald 13:59, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete per above. Sophia 21:53, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete. Google search reveals a blog, a few mentions on friends' blogs, a minor book, and this wikipedia article. Non-notable. Gnusmas 07:40, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete per above.86.136.162.110 08:29, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep - of course, as the creator of this article, I'm hardly objective :-) Nonetheless, I'd argue that NBeale's work in intellectual investment, etc. and verifiable recognition thereof (thought Sophia had verified this to her satisfaction?) satisfy the criteria of Wikipedia:Notability_(people) - although as a Wikipedia neophyte, I'd appreciate others' thoughts and clarifications on the matter. Having said that, I'm not sure how my user history is relevant to NBeale's notability ... Chiinners 22:38, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
    • This user is either a sockpuppet or a meatpuppet. I've never seen an editor create an article and then leave Wikipedia, and only come back to edit a month later when the article appears on AFD. — BRIAN0918 • 2007-04-30 21:53Z
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.