Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of people with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder


 * 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 overwhelming consensus. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 14:49, 9 July 2013 (UTC)

List of people with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

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Actual topic of article appears to be "Celebrities with ADHD" per the content. Violation of WP:BLP all over the place, using highly unreliable gossip/tabloid sources. None of those covered are notable due to their purported ADHD status. Gaijin42 (talk) 20:04, 8 July 2013 (UTC)


 * Support deletion as trivia. Doc James  (talk · contribs · email) (if I write on your page reply on mine) 20:10, 8 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete, irretrievably problematic WP:BLP issues, "diagnosed" is a serious overstatement per the sourcing of most of the entries, and these individuals are not famous for having ADHD.   20:26, 8 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete BLP issue. I'm pretty sure no one wants to be known by whether or not they have ADHD, regardless of whether or not it is true. Indeed unreliable sources used. It is not notable if they have ADHD or not. These people have done things that are a much bigger deal, so to speak, then having ADHD. CSD G10 may apply as well. kikichugirl (talk) 20:36, 8 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete Massive BLP headache, speculative at best, pointless categorization since there's no indication whatsoever that having a disease like this is notable, and there is no proof that suffering from it is a notable part of the person's life. § FreeRangeFrog croak 21:11, 8 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete. Isn't this what categories are for?  Gamaliel  ( talk ) 21:21, 8 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete as poorly sourced trivia. And in response to Gamaliel above, no this isn't what categories are for - WP:BLP policy is clear that contentious material about people needs to be relevant and properly sourced. AndyTheGrump (talk) 21:45, 8 July 2013 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure how you read my comment as advocating against proper sourcing. Gamaliel  ( talk ) 21:50, 8 July 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete Medical conditions are not properly diagnosable in the media. Nor do I support a category for such a criterion. Collect (talk) 22:03, 8 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete - As poorly sourced trivia and potentially defamatory depending on whether or not a celebrity wants to let the people know that they suffer from ADHD. In addition, it's even worse for someone who doesn't have ADHD but is put on that list thanks to faulty information. ö   Brambleberry   of   RiverClan  22:59, 8 July 2013 (UTC)
 * propose speedy snow close, as it also has blp issues (g10) Gaijin42 (talk) 23:04, 8 July 2013 (UTC)
 * WP:CSD does not apply here, as this is neither an attack page nor unsourced. postdlf (talk) 00:56, 9 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Medicine-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 23:21, 8 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Behavioural science-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 23:21, 8 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists of people-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 23:21, 8 July 2013 (UTC)


 * Comment. I oppose a snow or speedy close on this. I'd like to see this left open for the chance of opposing viewpoints. I'm on the fence myself currently... postdlf (talk) 00:13, 9 July 2013 (UTC)
 * I support a snow or speedy close; this page is horribly sourced and therefore full of BLP violations. I can't think of any "opposing viewpoint" that would be given precedence over WP:BLP. Joefromrandb (talk) 05:27, 9 July 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete, per all of the above, particularly BLP, which means delete immediately. Joefromrandb (talk) 05:30, 9 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete per all above - I second (well, like tenth, but you know what I mean) BLP concerns. Ansh666 06:50, 9 July 2013 (UTC)


 * Strong and speedy delete - per all the above. ukexpat (talk) 13:22, 9 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete - Now please as per above. I'm involved or I'd close this. Dougweller (talk) 14:36, 9 July 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.