Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of people who have taken psychedelic drugs (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 speedy delete per WP:BLP, this should never have been restored.  Ry an P os tl et hw ai te  21:23, 9 November 2007 (UTC)}}

List of people who have taken psychedelic drugs
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This article was previously deleted in a snowball close. Cacycle has undeleted it with various claims that the wrong version were discussed at the last AfD. In my opinion this is a recreation of deleted content and a serious misuse of admin tools given that the content is a BLP nightmare. However, instead of arguing over technicalities I propose a fresh discussion.

Many entries in this article are unsourced. Where there are sources, they are simply vague referencse to the occasion when this was admitted - some are uncomfirmable e.g. "in his standup show". All fail to explain the context of the incident - was it a one off or regular use? What drug was taken and was it legal at the time? This is simply too blunt a treatment for a complex and sensitive topic. It opens Wikipedia up to all sorts of problems. If recreation were to happen it should be from the ground up, with maticulous attention to sources and ensuring that the context of each entry is presented fairly. WjBscribe 21:10, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Speedy delete per WP:BLP, this is a trainwreck and the sources are iffy to say the least.  Ry an P os tl et hw ai te  21:14, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Speedy Delete and desysop the BLP wheel warrior. We can discuss this, but we do not undelete things deleted under BLP without a consensus that it does not, in fact, violate BLP. -Docg 21:15, 9 November 2007 (UTC)


 * delete rofl how would we prove this in most instances? And for most notable people, it's not notable itself, probably only one line or two about them taking it would be in sources.Merkinsmum 21:16, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Speedy Delete - a quite ridiculous undelete; huge amounts of unsourced material - most now removed, but even the sourced material is distinctly suspect in many cases.  E LIMINATOR JR  21:18, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Speedy delete - a BLP trainwreck and a disaster waiting to happen.  Mr.  Z- man  21:19, 9 November 2007 (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.