Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dylan Aste


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The result was delete. czar ⨹   22:50, 13 March 2015 (UTC)

Dylan Aste

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I couldn't establish that he meets WP:BIO or WP:GNG. WP:SPA creator has not established it either. Boleyn (talk) 21:55, 4 March 2015 (UTC)


 * delete Does disability make a subject notable? I'm seeing evidence to support that he's both a lawyer and disabled - no more than that though. I don't believe that WP should allocate WP:N on the basis of disability, unless it's relevant in some further manner.
 * I'm unfamiliar with US legal hierarchies, but I don't think an Assistant United States Attorney is implicit WP:N either. Andy Dingley (talk) 22:30, 4 March 2015 (UTC)
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I added Dylan Aste because I believe he is a notable person. Not simply because he is disabled or because he's an attorney. Those qualities, on their own, do not make a person notable enough for a Wikipedia page. He is notable because of what he has accomplished despite of a debilitating disability. He is certainly well-known and notable within the San Diego community. He engages in numerous community events, inspirational and otherwise. An Assistant U.S. Attorney is an extremely prestigious and competitive position that is only one level below the United States Attorney. His accomplishments individually are not noteworthy enough for Wikipedia, but they are notable in totality, especially for a person that is nearly completely paralyzed. I would also guess his notable acts will warrant a few more additions to his Wikipedia page in the next few years. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thewikiman2000 (talk • contribs) 21:57, 7 March 2015 (UTC) I forgot to sign my previous post. Sorry. I hope I did it correctly this time. Thewikiman2000 (talk) 23:51, 7 March 2015 (UTC)
 * So how about WP:NOTABLE? Also see WP:BIO.  He might well be "notable" according to the everyday person on the street, but we work here by the WP:NOTABLE standard. Andy Dingley (talk) 23:59, 7 March 2015 (UTC)

I believe he has had significant coverage from reliable sources, but I'm not nearly as well-versed in Wikipedia's criteria as other editors. There are also other sources that covered him, but I couldn't find the electronic versions of them. Do you think this article, as written, does not meet the notability standard, Andy? Thewikiman2000 (talk) 00:30, 8 March 2015 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, &mdash; Coffee //  have a cup  //  beans  // 00:22, 12 March 2015 (UTC)


 * delete The only real source showing notability is a human interest story in an alumni magazine. Mangoe (talk) 15:24, 12 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete This is a tough one, because of the inspirational quality of the subject and the obvious good faith of Thewikiman2000. But I just don't find the notability. It is not true that the only source is the alumni magazine; there are two full-length stories about him in the San Diego Union Tribune. Two human interest stories from the same source does not cut it. As for the "Assistant U.S. Attorney" claim of notability: in the first place "Assistant U.S. Attorney" is simply an attorney who works in the U.S.Attorney's office; there can be hundreds of them. And in the second place, he is not an "Assistant U.S. Attorney", he is a "Special Assistant U.S. Attorney",, an uncompensated position; sounds like a kind of internship. Sorry. --MelanieN (talk) 18:51, 13 March 2015 (UTC)
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