Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/William Hamman


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The result was   keep. No arguments for deletion aside from the nominator. Ron Ritzman (talk) 22:50, 26 December 2010 (UTC)

William Hamman

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Subject does not appear to be notable other than he was found out for lying about being a doctor, limited and localised media coverage, also refer WP:BLP1E, contested prod. MilborneOne (talk) 17:48, 19 December 2010 (UTC)
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Keep that is notable enough IMO. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 00:09, 20 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Keep per WP:BLP1E, which says "as indicated by the large coverage of the event in reliable sources that devotes significant attention to the individual's role. Bolding mine." This individual is covered in |at least 229 pieces of news among a broad range of media sources in several countries. Thus, according to BLP1E, he easily passes the notability threshold. Basket of Puppies  00:36, 20 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Keep The article is poorly written and needs a thorough rewrite, but the sources provided - and the many other sources available - are more than enough to prove notability. The coverage about him is not "limited and localised" as nominator said; he was covered at length by ABC, CBS, and other major national sources. --MelanieN (talk) 00:44, 20 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Keep Definitely notable due to national media coverage. As an aside, its similarity to Catch Me If You Can is interesting. Thanks. --Inetpuppy (talk) 04:44, 20 December 2010 (UTC)
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