Wikipedia talk:Articles for deletion/Michael Richards Laugh Factory incident

"Hangon" for speedy deletion
The creator of the article that is the subject of this AfD discussion has posted a speedy deletion template on this discussion. While the nomination may have been originally that of a banned user, it was made clear in the AfD discussion that other editors, including myself, agree that the article does not encyclopedic and have offered to "nominate" the article for deletion. In my opinion, given this offer to cure any defect with the nomination, nominating the AfD discussion for speedy deletion only serves to stifle debate and shut down those with an opinion contrary to the creator of the article. If this AfD is deleted, it is quite likely that an editor in good standing will simply re-nominate it. Agent 86 00:25, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

I've removed the speedy deletion tags. Letting the AFD discussion proceed in the normal manner, without becoming embroiled in the status of the nominator, which is, really, irrelevant to the discussion of the actual article at hand, is less disruptive than having this AFD discussion marked for speedy deletion. There is obviously a disagreement to be discussed here, and more than the nominator thinks that this article should be deleted. Just ignore the banned person and discuss the article at hand. Uncle G 01:41, 31 January 2007 (UTC)