Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sam Maestas


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The result was   delete.  MBisanz  talk 08:15, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

Sam Maestas

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This article was apparently originally submitted to Wikinews by an anonymous user; though the individual seems to have some admirable accomplishments, the article reads as an autobiography, and the sole independent source I could find was a passing mention in People magazine. Jfire (talk) 05:55, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete non-notable. I'm not finding sources to demonstrate notability beyond the passing mention in People noted by Jfire.  Moreover, the article creator has discussed Maestas' life in loving detail, but comes up with only two notability claims that even merit consideration: founder of a non-notable local community organization, and member of the Hall of Fame of a two-year community college.  If the article creator, who probably knows more about Maestas than we ever could, can't find any better evidence of notability, I'd say there is none to be found.  Baileypalblue (talk) 18:02, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Living people-related deletion discussions. --Erwin85Bot (talk) 00:00, 28 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete Insufficient notability per guidelines. ChildofMidnight (talk) 03:10, 28 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment - as the article creator of record, this was a transwiki from en.Wikinews (prior to any formal transwiki process,) originally posted there anonymously. The material was inappropriate for that project, and I have no opinion as to its status on en.wp nor do I have any personal knowledge whatsoever of the subject. - Amgine (talk) 11:53, 29 January 2009 (UTC)


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