Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alex Sass
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- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.
The result was Delete. Carlossuarez46 00:19, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Alex Sass
Hi, it's Alex Sass here. Delete away if you like but yes the stated bio is true. If you wish to contact me im on globalsass@yahoo.com. I find my inclusion in WikiPedia a little unusual to say the least! JakeTM is probably notable and perhaps the STM theories but probably not my own life. I believe the entry came from a journo I know after an article given when quizzed about the launch of GayCheltenham. The novel is still for sale so you could check that I guess on Lulu or Amazon. Im never sure if entry in this sort of thing is positive, negative or neither! AS. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.105.63.51 (talk) 23:29, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
I have searched and cannot find any Reliable Sources giving any coverage at all to this subject, much less significant coverage. No sources are given in the article, but it says that he was mentioned in a gay publication. I have no idea whether that publication is a significant, reliable source, but we don't have the citation, either. There is a link to the gay community social networking site he founded. The article says he sold that, moved to Thailand and started writing a novel. Again, no reliable sources. And I see no notability. I think we need to DELETE. OfficeGirl 02:17, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- Delete. This was the closest I could come to a reliable, independent source, and it isn't even really about him, but about his then-website. Thus, no attribution of notability (or claims) to independent sources. --Dhartung | Talk 05:46, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of sexuality and gender-related deletions. —Scarykitty 15:50, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- Comment I searched a paid news database and came up with only two references, one of which I added to the article (about the founding meeting of Gay Cheltelham in 2004. The other was a reference to a fundraiser. I doubt that organizing a meeting to which 60 people show up alone makes someone notable. However, Attitude magazine, which is notable enough for it's own Wikipedia entry, seems to be going defunct as I type, so it will probably be impossible to search the archives to determine whether the Entrepreneur award is credible. (I think it would be a reliable source and might establish notability). Scarykitty 16:10, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- Delete , non-notable person. Christiantroy 17:21, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- Delete – Does not satisfy the notability guidelines for biographies. The only thing that looks interesting is Jake TM; if it's notable, we should write an article about it, not its creator. — madman bum and angel 19:12, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
- Speedy delete as self-promotional and non-notable of course. It seem pretty weird when people create articles on themselves. Please try to understand that WP is not your advertising portal! -- Niaz(Talk • Contribs) 08:01, 18 September 2007 (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.
