Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nick Begich (author)


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The result was   keep.   A rbitrarily 0   ( talk ) 02:51, 22 November 2011 (UTC)

Nick Begich (author)

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Non-notable conspiracy theorist Keep - In the span of seconds, lookee what I found. From the Anchorage Daily News, April 15, 1999: If you've heard of Nick Begich, it could be because: Now meet Nick Begich, School Board candidate. His political career and being a part of a somewhat significant political family can be rather easily sourced. Of course, you didn't mention that. I really don't know what reliable sources exist for the conspiracy theory part. I do know that he has been a regular guest of both Art Bell and George Noory on Coast to Coast AM for well over fifteen years, so it's hardly like he crawled out from under a rug coincidental with the creation of the article.RadioKAOS (talk) 16:35, 30 October 2011 (UTC)
 * His father, with the same name, was famous.
 * His brother, Mark, is a well-known local politician.
 * He wrote a book about antennas up at Gakona being used for military research that he believes could damage life on the planet.
 * Being part of a somewhat significant political family does not confer notability in and of itself. - The Bushranger One ping only 19:02, 6 November 2011 (UTC)
 * I mentioned that not as an indication of notability, but because the first hit my search came up with, as quoted above, mentions it in pretty equal measure to his connection to HAARP. The only things I can see which may be construed as issues by any editors (certainly not myself) are: 1) If he's known primarily as a conspiracy theorist, the article should be narrowly focused on that and nothing else, now and forever;  and 2) Alaskan-based sources are somehow considered "primary sources" in relation to Alaska-related articles.  Addressing the first point, never mind that he's run for elected office at least three times that I'm aware of, the last two of those being high-profile campaigns in which he garnered a significant vote total (see here and here).  I don't recall HAARP or any other conspiracy theories emerging as a campaign issue in any of these campaigns.  Also, Political Graveyard didn't feel the need to omit mentioning him just because he hasn't actually been elected to any office, as evidenced here.RadioKAOS (talk) 08:55, 8 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Alaska-related deletion discussions. RadioKAOS (talk) 16:37, 30 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Conspiracy theories-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 18:13, 30 October 2011 (UTC)
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 * keep&mdash;there are plenty of reliable sources for the conspiracy theory part. here are some books (note chronological span of interest in begich's work):
 * there are also multiple reviews of begich's book on haarp in newspapers around the world, which you can see with this (sorry) paywalled search on newsbank on "nick begich"+haarp.&mdash; alf.laylah.wa.laylah (talk) 18:45, 30 October 2011 (UTC)
 * there are also multiple reviews of begich's book on haarp in newspapers around the world, which you can see with this (sorry) paywalled search on newsbank on "nick begich"+haarp.&mdash; alf.laylah.wa.laylah (talk) 18:45, 30 October 2011 (UTC)
 * there are also multiple reviews of begich's book on haarp in newspapers around the world, which you can see with this (sorry) paywalled search on newsbank on "nick begich"+haarp.&mdash; alf.laylah.wa.laylah (talk) 18:45, 30 October 2011 (UTC)
 * there are also multiple reviews of begich's book on haarp in newspapers around the world, which you can see with this (sorry) paywalled search on newsbank on "nick begich"+haarp.&mdash; alf.laylah.wa.laylah (talk) 18:45, 30 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, The Bushranger One ping only 19:02, 6 November 2011 (UTC)

 
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Steven Zhang  The clock is ticking....  00:25, 14 November 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep Enough RS to past muster listed above. This should have been kept two weeks ago. Alessandra Napolitano (talk) 05:51, 14 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep, seems to meet WP:GNG. -208.81.148.195 (talk) 20:36, 15 November 2011 (UTC)
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