Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Giuseppe Battista Balsamo


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The result was speedy deleted CSD G5: Creation by a blocked or banned user in violation of block or ban. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 16:57, 11 August 2012 (UTC)

Giuseppe Battista Balsamo

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Non-notable criminal. TheLongTone (talk) 20:22, 9 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete Balsamo does not WP:CRIME. --Vic49 (talk)  22:55, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

Comment This is one of a string of similar articles by this user, all very like User:King Genovese, who also had a couple of sockpuppets going. (dodgy references, overcapitalisation, use of phrase 'immigrated to' On the other hand, the article creator did respond pdq on my talkpage, unlike KG, who maintained a strict code of omerta.TheLongTone (talk) 23:13, 9 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Comment: To me, the most obvious problem is the lack of sources. I found two things on the kids 12 and it looks like there might be some information somewhere out there to incorporate into Gambino crime family --Lenin and McCarthy |  (Complain here) 03:52, 10 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Comment @ Lenin & McCarthy, I did not use those sources. I loved Mafia since I was a child and my family had some strong connections to, I usually know things about the real inside of the Mob but I dont really know Sicilans very well like Giuseppe, I find he was a major figure in the Brooklyn criminal underworld. I mean to be called "The Brooklyn Godfather" then this guy deserves an article. I also dont like articles which havent been made for example: The Gambino crime family page has Caporegime's without articles made about them and looks like a blood page with the full red, thats the reason why Im here. I dont find the point on putting them onto the page when they havent got an article made about them, All these Caporegime's, Underbosses deserve articles. I try to put as much Information as I know or I can find. User:Im a mob guy —Preceding undated comment added 11:38, 10 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete. Fails WP:CRIME, notability is based on very poor sources as shown by the main source for this article, Balsamo. - DonCalo (talk) 01:56, 11 August 2012 (UTC)
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