Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ben Marble


 * 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 of the debate was in reality, this should've been a CSD A7, but discounting Ben's vote, it's a clear delete. –  Sceptr e  ( Talk  ) 10:15, 10 April 2006 (UTC)

Ben_Marble
Long story short, when going back to his Katrina-wrecked neighbourhood, the road to his home got blocked by Cheney's security personnel for the convenience and security of Vice President Cheney's vehicle. As a result, Mr. Marble had to take a longer route back home. To protest for having his road blocked, he says "Go fuck yourself Mister Cheney!" However, as far as issues go, a road being blocked by security seems to be a rather insignificant issue to be protesting about. As Wikipedia is primarily an encyclopedia, I suggest that this article be deleted as a non-encyclopedic self-promotion article. Tokek 07:06, 4 April 2006 (UTC)


 * Keep. This guy was all over the news for a week over it.  RGTraynor 15:51, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment: zero Google hits on CNN, BBC News, and Google News. Also, judging from the video that he filmed, all the reporters ignored him.—Tokek 04:02, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

"As a result, Mr. Marble had to take a longer route back home. To protest for having his road blocked, he says "Go fuck yourself Mister Cheney!" However, as far as issues go, a road being blocked by security seems to be a rather insignificant issue to be protesting about. "
 * Keep. You people presume to know what I was thinking when you write ignorant things like this:

Well I have stated in numerous interviews that was only one minor part of the reason I said what I did. After seeing the lame response of the govt. to the disaster I know I was speaking for a hell of a lot of people. If my '15 minutes' have already expired why is it that I just finished shooting 3 days worth of footage in New Orleans on the set of the upcoming Denzel Washington/Val Kilmer movie "Deja Vu" and will be filming an interview in the upcoming Spike Lee movie "When the levees broke" in a week or so? Try doing a Google search for 'Ben Marble' and see exactly how many results you get. Last time I checked it was over 4 MILLION! Besides you all have admitted that I did in fact have '15 minutes' i.e. you are admitting the fact that I AM FAMOUS! So basically for whatever reason you don't like HOW I became famous. Seems to me that the motive for deletion is primarily fueled by the BUSHEEP and/or jealousy so to all of you who say to delete me I say...GO F*** YOURSELF! Ben Marble, M.D. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.119.121.153 (talk • contribs)

The votes below were deleted by the above user:


 * Being heard as a passing heckler does not qualify you for an article. This could probably be a speedy delete. I'll try it. Grand  master  ka  07:55, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. Elf-friend 08:39, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. Supposedly also a musician albeit one who hasn't made it outside MP3.com. CSD removed apparently. Capitalistroadster 09:02, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete, if cursing the U.S. administration were an encyclopedic event, Wikipedia would need to buy Google just for the disk space. Sandstein 10:46, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP:BIO... and that was a good one Sandstein.--Isotope23 14:40, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep. This guy was all over the news for a week over it.  RGTraynor 15:51, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment: zero Google hits on CNN, BBC News, and Google News. Also, judging from the video that he filmed, all the reporters ignored him.—Tokek 04:02, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete as failing the fifteen minute test. Just zis Guy you know? 22:06, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per above. --Khoikhoi 05:04, 5 April 2006 (UTC)


 * Keep I agree with Dr. Marble i.e. it is obvious all the people who have responded so far have admitted he is famous they just don't like how that occurred. So there motives would certainly seem to be political in nature.  As for this comment: "zero Google hits on CNN, BBC News, and Google News. Also, judging from the video that he filmed, all the reporters ignored him"  I don't what kind of crack that person was smoking but I just googled the name 'Ben Marble' as Dr. Marble suggested and there were over 3 million results.  And those reporters should all be fired for not following up on Dick Cheney's comment that it was the 'first time I've heard it' because everyone knows those were Dick's own words. -- — Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.129.88.30 (talk • contribs)


 * 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.