Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gary Fitzgerald (2nd nomination)


 * 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've gotten confirmation that the nominator is indeed the subject so since there are no keep !votes I'll allow the subject's reasonable request to push this to the delete side. Ron Ritzman (talk) 01:40, 5 November 2011 (UTC)

Gary Fitzgerald
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This is the second time this article has been nominated for deletion. The last there there were concerns that Mr Fitzgerald was a nobody and did not meet the criteria for having a wikipage. I am Gary Fitzgerald and i agree with that comment. Maybe when I was actively involved in politics there was an argument to keep that page up. But I have resigned from the Greens (December 2010) and am not just an ordianary citizen. My only invovlement in politics is to turn the radio down when the bs starts. It would seem clear to me that this page should be deleted.

Gary — Preceding unsigned comment added by Garytfitzgerald (talk • contribs)
 * Note I have refactored this nomination and formatted it to include the proper AfD components, it was made a month ago and not listed, so I am also listing it now. I have not made any substantive changes to the nomination statement. Monty  845  19:27, 28 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Ireland-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 00:53, 29 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 00:53, 29 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete. An unusual case, to be sure. There might be a case for some measure of notability, perhaps - but I find that I'm swayed by the subject's quite reasonable request. UltraExactZZ Said~ Did 12:45, 1 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete, not because of the self-nom (one's legacy and reputation remain even if one retires from public life) but because he fails WP:POLITICIAN and article is overly promotional. -- P 1 9 9 • TALK 14:38, 4 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:25, 5 November 2011 (UTC)


 * Relisting comment. At first glance this seems like a slam dunk delete and I'm sympathetic to BLP subjects who wish that their article's be deleted. However, I would like to see some confirmation that User:Garytfitzgerald is in fact the subject as anybody can create an account claiming to be anybody and one of the delete !votes is primarily based on this. Also, this article has survived a previous AFD with a clean "keep" so a little more participation would be helpful in determining if consensus really has changed. --Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:31, 5 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Procedural note: There is an OTRS ticket against this request 2011092310006619 Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 01:23, 5 November 2011 (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.