Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of famous members of Mensa


 * 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 SPEEDY KEEP. The nomination was done by a sockpuppet of an indefinitely banned user. -- JamesTeterenko 18:14, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

List of famous members of Mensa
to much vandalism to this page, to many non-notable, unsourced people listed — Preceding unsigned comment added by Up&Down (talk • contribs)


 * Weak Keep At present it looks fairly well-sourced to me and none of the names are red-linked. Although I'm not entirely sure it's a notable topic so I'm saying weak keep.--T. Anthony 09:04, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I removed all unsourced names so I'll just say keep I suppose.--T. Anthony 09:06, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Back to Weak Keep due to problemattic sourcing.--T. Anthony 09:10, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep - well referenced article. WilyD 12:43, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

Comment - The nominator has been indefinitely blocked as a sock puppet of User:VaughanWatch. BoojiBoy 16:53, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Weak Keep —  Well sourced but could just be list cruft M  a  rtinp23  13:11, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete Subjective listing of people. What exactly qualifies someone as famous? Would it be Members of Mensa with Wikipedia articles? -- zero faults   ' '' 14:31, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
 * C'mon, the article should just be at "List of members of Mensa" - but then someone would argue "since it's not complete, delete it" or some other specious argument. Improperly named article is not a criterion for deletion, but for moving. WilyD 15:14, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Weak Keep as this is sourced and has a solid enough inclusion criteria that it is not Original research. Article name and body could use some work (as Zer0faults pointed out "famous" is totally objective and should be dropped from the name), but that is editorial, not a reason to delete.--Isotope23 15:31, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Weak keep Vandalism isn't a reason for deletion, or something more notable still like George W. Bush would be gone. Along the same lines, if George W. Bush were unsourced, you wouldn't say to delete it, you'd say add sources. Wikipedia needs to step it up regarding this article. That said, zerofaults brings up a good point: there should be a clearer set of guidelines for inclusion established. Jacqui ★ 16:34, 15 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Keep; Mensa is notable, the people listed are notable, and the references make it verifiable. Antandrus  (talk) 17:32, 15 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Delete or rename. What makes a person famous?  rename to List of Mensa Members that have wiki articles--AfterDark 18:09, 15 August 2006 (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.