Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ostap "Joe" Bender


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The result was   delete. Ron Ritzman (talk) 02:53, 18 April 2012 (UTC)

Ostap "Joe" Bender

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The article is largely a tribute page created by the daughter of the deceased subject. While many claims of notability are asserted, I cannot find any reputable independent sources that meet the standards required by WP:CREATIVE. This nomination will likely upset the author, and I am sorry for that, but I have formed the opinion that the article does not satisfy WP:Notability. WWGB (talk) 02:14, 4 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of California-related deletion discussions. WWGB (talk) 02:52, 4 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. WWGB (talk) 02:52, 4 April 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete I wondered for a minute if this might be a hoax, since there is a very well known Ostap Bender who is a fictional character in Russian literature. That Ostap Bender provides most of the material found at Google News and Google Scholar. Fortunately I found this to indicate that the current subject was a real person. Just not notable. --MelanieN (talk) 02:43, 4 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, BusterD (talk) 12:00, 11 April 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete Nothing to indicate notability.JoelWhy (talk) 16:50, 11 April 2012 (UTC)
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