Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Declan Maxwell


 * 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 delete, I don't mind recreation, though. The subject is notable, but the article is unsourced so it's better to start again. Sr13 20:22, 7 July 2007 (UTC)

Declan Maxwell

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As I have seen the original nomination, I had to remoninate this as the person who originall ynominated it has a good reason to only he is stupid to call himself a sockpuppet, I mean why not have a user call himself a wikipedia vandal

The reason is, not notable, vanity article, originally sourced and only 763 ghits. Also anybody can write an Autobiography these days and get it published. Dr Tobias Funke 19:08, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete reads like a vanity page. JJL 22:08, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete, but without prejudice to recreation. The subject of the article does exist and GAA players playing at that level tend to be notable in their own right, but this article is unsalvagable. Better to start again, if necesssary. FlowerpotmaN &middot;( t ) 22:30, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete :: as well as the questionable style, there is also the issue of the potential defamatory nature of the "personal life" section. -- SockpuppetSamuelson 08:42, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment Yup. I have edited out the silly (or sillier?) stuff. FlowerpotmaN &middot;( t ) 19:57, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment. The current edit still looks like fancruft to me, I still say delete it all as all that appears to be unsourced and that autobiography where all that is cited does not even exist on Amazon, therefore it means non existent source. Dr Tobias Funke 00:14, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment. I deliberately left much of the article in place, despite obvious reservations about the tone and removed only the material that was clearly made-up or were of BLP concerns (or both). There is a sports journalist called Kevin McStay, who sometimes contributes to the The Sunday Game programme,  who may or may not have made that comment; I can't find an online reference, but he quite possibly did.  FlowerpotmaN &middot;( t ) 00:06, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Ireland-related deletions.   -- John Vandenberg 15:11, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete because this is an unsourced BLP. However this person is notable per the guidelines at WP:BIO "Competitors who have played or competed at the highest level in amateur sports.". Notability should not be used as a reason for the deletion of this article so that people feel free to create a new better article. -- Patleahy 17:43, 6 July 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.