Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Yank Barry


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The result was speedy keep, under the snowball principle. {&#123; Nihiltres &#124;talk&#124;edits}&#125; 15:18, 19 June 2014 (UTC)

Yank Barry

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I have been working on this article for a while after someone posted a request at BLP/N which I patrol, and today after reading it again in its current state I am not convinced about the compliance with the notability guidelines. The subject is not a notable musician, neither is a notable businessman (besides his imbroglio with the law), nor is he a notable philanthropist. If we put it all together, the subject may just squeak in as a notable individual to warrant an article, but I am not sure of it, so I am submitting this article to the AFD process for editor’s input and feedback. -  Cwobeel   (talk)  02:52, 19 June 2014 (UTC)


 * Delete as nom. -  Cwobeel   (talk)  02:58, 19 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the SNOW feedback. I see I got this wrong, and we have to keep the article. Vigilance is needed to ensure the article is representative of this person and not a puff piece. -  Cwobeel   (talk)  14:34, 19 June 2014 (UTC)


 * Speedy keep and close as a waste of time. The first three sources in the article show the subject meets WP:GNG. -- Neil N  talk to me  03:02, 19 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Speedy keep There is real press coverage here. Notability is not an issue.  Reference 6, 9, and 12 also prove this.Christopher Lotito (talk) 03:39, 19 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Snow keep. This nomination does not meet any of the five specific criteria for a speedy keep, but quite obviously is not going to end as anything but keep and should not need to run the full week. VQuakr (talk) 03:51, 19 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Speedy snow keep. This person has been the primary subject of lengthy articles in lots of reliable sources. Just look at the article. There's Time, The Globe and Mail, Montreal Gazette, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, ARTnews, National Post, and The Victoria Advocate via the Associated Press. He's been interviewed on the air by Larry King and nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize by U.S Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. He created a charity (and claimed to be its sole funder) that is visibly promoted by Muhammad Ali, Evander Holyfield, and Manny Pacquiao. He has done time in prison for an extortion confidence scam, gone bankrupt, been convicted and then found not guilty of bribery, turned up with mysterious new statues by Edgar Degas, come up with a meat substitute served in Texas prisons and commented on by George W. Bush, claimed to have a product that can cleanse people of the effects of radiation exposure, and managed to perform as one of The Kingsmen with its management's blessing and later with some of the original band members. He can do a great rendition of "Louie Louie". What more do you want? —BarrelProof (talk) 03:56, 19 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep we would have to delete a lot of other entries if this one failed the notability test.G2003 (talk) 06:03, 19 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep Everything that has happened with this article in recent weeks has been a big stinking pile of "mess". If Wikipedia was printed on paper with ink, forests would have been clear cut to make the paper, and supertankers full of ink would be docking at ports near Wikimedia Headquarters in San Francisco to print the endless debates. Lucky for us and the health of the planet that only electrons are being wasted. We don't deal with blowhard controversies by deleting articles. No way.  Cullen 328  Let's discuss it  06:27, 19 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep I agree that he is not a notable musician, though somehow he has been able to associate himself with a notable group and song, to the point where CNN gets it wrong. He would seem to have actively sought out self-promotion venues in order to boost his public profile, such as with the Gusi Peace Prize, and other self-nominated or -sponsored awards, including "The Global Leadership Awards 2011" discussed at Talk. Nonetheless, his activities (recent charity work in Bulgaria) and notoriety (e.g., extortion conviction/bankruptcy) are sufficiently covered to meet notability, so User:G2003 is right. On the other hand, vigilance is needed there in light of what has thus far come to light on the Talk page in relation to self-promotion, etc., and the improper use of primary sources, like the Global Village website, Canadian Museum of Music, etc., for information that otherwise fails WP:V. -- Ubikwit  連絡見学/迷惑 06:48, 19 June 2014 (UTC)


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