Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rai Hamilton


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The result was speedy delete. Opabinia regalis (talk) 07:14, 8 April 2016 (UTC)

Rai Hamilton

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Contested PROD. My original rationale was as follows: "Having removed a lot of serious WP:BLP violations, I simply think that the sources (tabloids) fail to establish notability. This provides the most coverage, but it's simply a gossip piece about the couple's legal troubles. And all the coverage seems to be centered around his wife, not the man himself." The previous versions of the article said he's an author, but this was unsourced.

Since then, a lot of unsourced material was removed, yet the article in itself does not establish Rai Hamilton's own notability (i.e. the article focuses mainly on his wife, and in a very unfavorable manner). Furthermore, the two sources provided hardly mention Mr. Hamilton at all; both are rather breathless tabloids, to boot. The first article mentions him twice, giving little information besides his very brief statement on a man's death. The second is almost totally about his wife; it says Rai is a financier who bought a castle and is involved in a lot of dramah regarding the property, legal issues, and his marriage. Another source I found tells you all you really need to know: Rai Hamilton is rich and involved in personal drama, but mere mentions in the tabloids is just not enough to establish true notability. The biggest issue seems to be his legal concerns, but this perhaps puts it into WP:BLP1E territory. GABHello! 22:00, 7 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete Per nom. Only sources are from one tabloid, and doesn't seem inherently notable. ThePlatypusofDoom (talk) 22:08, 7 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete This is not a biography of this man, who is not notable. The article is a coatrack for an attack on his former wife, which violates BLP policy. Cullen328  Let's discuss it  22:39, 7 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete. Not only an attack on his ex-wife, but also an attack on him. See the article history, where an editor included an unsourced rape accusation. This needs to get WP:SNOWy fast. ~ RobTalk 23:14, 7 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 01:41, 8 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 01:41, 8 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of England-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 01:41, 8 April 2016 (UTC)


 * Speedy Delete - Article, in its present form, does not make a credible claim of significance.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   04:54, 8 April 2016 (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.