Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Adrian Chen


 * 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   keep. Withdrawn following improvements. (non-admin closure) — ΛΧΣ  21™  13:58, 16 October 2012 (UTC)

Adrian Chen

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Article does not seem to meet the threshold for WP:Notability (people). As of now, I've not found enough significant coverage specifically about this person in reliable sources. -- Eclipsed (talk) (COI Declaration) 11:45, 14 October 2012 (UTC) - Withdrawn - see below. -- Eclipsed (talk) (COI Declaration) 13:43, 16 October 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete for now, per WP:BLP1E. Can always be revisited later.  J N  466  16:14, 14 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Weak keep following rewrite. Notable for more than one investigative story.  AndreasKolbe  JN  466   12:17, 16 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete Formally, this clearly falls under policy WP:BLP1E. Informally, there really should be something like the "No climbing the Reichstag dressed as Spider-Man" page, but instead saying roughly "Don't paint a target on someone's back just when they're dealing with a hornet's nest". -- Seth Finkelstein (talk) 23:35, 14 October 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep. Notable writer for very prominent publication.  The article is shit, but more eyes and hands should quickly change that. 71.99.176.57 (talk) 03:11, 15 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 14:35, 15 October 2012 (UTC)


 * I did a preliminary search for sources, and it quickly becomes obvious that he's one of the more significant internet/social media reporters. He has been involved in a number of internet controversies before this latest one, including pretending to impersonate a dying cancer patient on the internet and modifying Gawker's website in response to Antisec's or Anonymous's demands, after they supposedly hacked the FBI. There's at least one source about him, rather than simply a story he reported on. There are some other possible leads on Encyclopedia Dramatica, (link blacklisted) although, like Gawker, that website markets in unfounded rumors. There may also be sources that mention him in the context of his more significant, non-internet "exclusives", such as his interview with an Innocence of Muslims actor. You might disagree with me if you think that Gawker is more of a gossip site and not a quality source; the same goes for the sites that usually repost or report on Gawker content and its editors. I'm not too familiar with to what extent Wikipedia treats these sources as reliable or as enough to establish notability. However, I base my judgement on how the Gay Nigger Association of America article has gone through an extremely rigorous process to test the reliability of these "Internet"-type sources. 多恩特達庫斯米布羅 (talk) 00:04, 16 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Given gossip on gossip, I'd say err on the side of caution. Let's be realistic about what'll happen to this biography in the context of the current controversy. -- Seth Finkelstein (talk) 08:53, 16 October 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep. Notable because of work for the abovementioned publication, and a public figure.  Also, please bear in mind Crying "BLP!" Ulpian (talk) 00:27, 16 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Chen is in no sense "a public figure". Delicious carbuncle (talk) 12:11, 16 October 2012 (UTC)


 * Comment I don't think that notability is an issue in this case. I've done a rewrite of the article after confirming with the subject that they do not object to having an article here. Delicious carbuncle (talk) 12:09, 16 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the rewrite, the broader coverage of the subject surely fixes the WP:BLP1E issue.  I'll review it a bit more and post again if I decide to withdraw the nomination.  -- Eclipsed (talk) (COI Declaration)  12:59, 16 October 2012 (UTC)


 * Withdraw - Per rewrite improvements. Also, It might be a good idea to semi-protect the article for the next few weeks, at least...  -- Eclipsed (talk) (COI Declaration)  13:43, 16 October 2012 (UTC)
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