Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nicholas Berubé


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The result was   delete. Closing per obvious consensus. —  Aitias  // discussion 17:55, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

Nicholas Berubé

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Contested PROD, with reason given that it should be discussed at WP:AFD. My original reason for deletion remains the same: there is no evidence of non-trivial coverage in multiple, reliable sources that would satisfy WP:N or allow a full, neutral biography to be written about this individual. The sole provided reference is not about Berubé at all, but about an organization that preserved some of the information that he compiled (if my understanding of this is correct). If there is anything verifiable, then perhaps it could be merged into Stazi, but even that might be a stretch. I am aware that, as a member of a secret organization, I shouldn't expect volumes of information, but if he was a notable figure, then he should have received at least some non-trivial coverage in multiple, reliable, third-party sources. Cheers, CP 17:40, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete. No hint of notability for this person, just for the projects he worked on. --  Blanchardb - Me•MyEars•MyMouth - timed 18:18, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete I can't even verify he existed by searching on his name, or berube & stasi; the site provided has no mention of him.John Z (talk) 21:16, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions.   -- • Gene93k (talk) 21:53, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of France-related deletion discussions.   -- • Gene93k (talk) 21:54, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Germany-related deletion discussions.   -- • Gene93k (talk) 21:55, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP:V. No evidence without WP:RS that this individual or his actions were notable. Is being an informant in a police state all that remarkable? • Gene93k (talk) 22:31, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment-- Notification was not given to the editors of the article about this discussion. --Jmundo (talk) 15:47, 27 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I notified the others now; thanks for pointing this out. &mdash;Politizer talk / contribs 17:52, 27 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete I respect Jmundo's judgment and agree with him that this article should go to AfD...but I see no evidence that this individual did anything important in his role as a clerk in the French underground. &mdash;Politizer talk / contribs 17:50, 27 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete--Internet search comes empty, the stazi secret police did a good job of concealing his death or maybe I watch too many Hollywood movies.--Jmundo (talk) 17:14, 28 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete as an unsourced negative biography of a possibly living person. I would also point out that any statements in this discussion that assume the subject's guilt are in breach of BLP policy. Phil Bridger (talk) 16:48, 28 December 2008 (UTC)


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