Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/I Am The Beast v. Michigan State Police, et al.


 * 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--Ymblanter (talk) 13:59, 12 November 2013 (UTC)

I Am The Beast v. Michigan State Police, et al.

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Not notable, lack of reliable sources. National Lampoon is not a RS and the third source is only a mention. First one is the only one that is substantial. Basically an "..and finally" thing - fails WP:GNG, WP:EVENT and WP:CASES. Beerest355 Talk 00:38, 3 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Events-related deletion discussions. Beerest355  Talk 00:39, 3 November 2013 (UTC)
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 * Delete due to lack of notability, and also WP:BLP concerns. The only reason for interest is a mentally ill person's bizarre name change.  Cullen 328  Let's discuss it  02:18, 3 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep Years after the case, it still receives mentions all around the web. While not major mentions, that is enough to conclude that is has been the subject of media attention. Furthermore, it was also mentioned in one full chapter of a book. This serves our readers well, if they wish to read something interesting. If the closing admin thinks otherwise, please userfy instead. ☯ Bonkers The Clown  \(^_^)/  Nonsensical Babble  ☯ 06:36, 3 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete This isn't too notable per WP:GNG and WP:CASES, and there are WP:BLP concerns, seeing as how the entire article is about the exploits of a mentally ill person.  Taylor Trescott  - my talk + my edits 12:21, 3 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Comment: Might there be some merit to creating an article about the person himself? It looks like he's been involved with quite a few lawsuits. I'll be posting what I've found so far here:, . Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡)   06:00, 4 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Userfy: I want to keep this so badly I can taste it... but this just doesn't pass notability guidelines at this point in time. There might be sources out there that aren't on the internet, so we should definitely keep digging. I'm honestly surprised that there aren't more sources out there on a search, but I think that this probably stems from when it occurred, as it was sort of the early/pre internet era. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡)   06:09, 4 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Surely there's much more offline. People are bound to pay attention to unique cases like this. Even if more sources can't be found as of now, wouldn't keeping this be more beneficial than deleting it? Take it as an interesting tidbit for the curious reader. ☯ Bonkers The Clown  \(^_^)/  Nonsensical Babble  ☯ 06:38, 4 November 2013 (UTC)
 * There is nothing whatsoever notable about this legal case, Bonkers The Clown. It was promptly thrown out of court, set no precedent, and received no significant coverage in reliable sources about legal matters. It got attention in a novelty book about weird lawsuits, solely because a mentally ill person changed their name to something bizarre. It is a tidbit, but it is not notable, and there are serious BLP concerns here. We don't write articles whose main purpose is to laugh at a mentally ill person's antics. We simply don't.  Cullen 328  Let's discuss it  06:56, 4 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Weeeeeeell... I'm not that mean to laugh at The Beast. ☯ Bonkers The Clown  \(^_^)/  Nonsensical Babble  ☯ 07:55, 4 November 2013 (UTC)
 * WP:ITSINTERESTING is not a reason to keep.  Taylor Trescott  - my talk + my edits 20:38, 4 November 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete I admit that I got a good laugh when I first read this in the article cited on United States v. Vampire Nation and then again when I saw that someone wrote and article on it. However, it fails a notability check. Vampire Nation was a high-level case involving the US Court of Appeals that was ruled upon and set some precedent. This is just a low-level case that is completely non-notable if not for its silly name. It would be great for something like Encyclopedia Dramatica. Teemu08 (talk) 16:32, 4 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Relisting comment: Whereas it seems that keeps are in the minority, let us discuss it one more week.--Ymblanter (talk) 10:51, 10 November 2013 (UTC)


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ymblanter (talk) 10:51, 10 November 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete While the article may be interesting, it completely fails WP:CASES. And then there are the considerable BLP issues and the lack of coverage in reliable legal sources. It just doesn't belong on Wikipedia. Novusuna talk 11:11, 10 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete. Funny name.  Non-notable case. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 11:29, 10 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete - I agree that the best chance this has is as part of an article about the guy himself, but that seems pretty doubtful, too since the vast majority of hits concern e.g. "wacky case names" or his name -- and none particularly noteworthy. PS: I think I found his personal blog (it's...colorful): http://killobama.blogspot.com/ --Rhododendrites (talk) 14:18, 10 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Userfy. Policy says we can't have it as an article, but it's too funny to get rid of entirely, so I propose that it be moved to userspace as a compromise. Failing that, perhaps Transwiki to Uncyclopedia? C h r o m a Nebula   (talk)   14:29, 10 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete and don't userfy - fails WP:CASES and WP:GNG. We should not be userfying pages with unresolved WP:BLP issues. The Whispering Wind (talk) 17:27, 10 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete: as noted many times above, fails notability, WP:CASES and BLP issues. Rather surprised at the relisting, the only "Keep" is from the article's author. BlueMoonset (talk) 04:42, 12 November 2013 (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.