Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bill Stevenson (businessman)


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The result was speedy deleted shady attack page of a subject whose marginal notability would qualify him having his bio deleted as a courtesy anyway. El_C 06:20, 24 October 2021 (UTC)

Bill Stevenson (businessman)

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It's unsurprising that the subject reacted strongly to an attack article, but when it comes down to it, the citations are almost all to local papers and he's not someone anyone would care about outside the region except for a relatively short marriage to the now first lady fifty years ago. And since he does not get notability from her, and given WP:BLP considerations, it doesn't seem to me that an article is warranted. Mangoe (talk) 04:34, 24 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep - as it seems to meet the notability requirements. The commotion over it, merely increases its notability. GoodDay (talk) 04:31, 24 October 2021 (UTC)
 * I note this comment was added before the discussion was even started. Mangoe (talk) 04:34, 24 October 2021 (UTC)
 * No matter. The commotion over his trying to get the bio deleted, has increased its notability. -- GoodDay (talk) 04:39, 24 October 2021 (UTC)


 * Speedy delete under WP:G10 as the disgusting piece of political muck-raking it clearly is. AndyTheGrump (talk) 04:48, 24 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Speedy delete as WP:G10. Tempted to do it myself on the fence.  Eve rgr een Fir  (talk) 05:10, 24 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Wow I cleaned up an attack article without even really recognising it as such. I must have AGFed the article creator too hard. Speedy delete as a kindness then, per above, and my apologies to the subject and his wounded grandchild. Folly Mox (talk) 05:42, 24 October 2021 (UTC)
 * I've removed the statement re 'convicted fraudster' from the first sentence of the lede as grossly undue, per WP:BLP policy. Even with this rectification however it is self-evident that the bio is has no place on Wikipedia. AndyTheGrump (talk) 05:53, 24 October 2021 (UTC)


 * Speedy delete BLP with serious WP:G10 issues, even with the recent improvements. MrsSnoozyTurtle 06:17, 24 October 2021 (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.