Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dale Sheckler

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. The 50 or so Google hits cited by Victor falk are not about this man, and many are articles written by him in his own online mangazine. No third-party sources – sources other than the publisher – were added to verify notability of the cited publications and books. Anon editors tried to edit comments other than their own in this AFD, which increases likelihood that the article is an autobiography. - KrakatoaKatie 09:44, 30 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Dale Sheckler

Dale Sheckler (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) – (View log)

Non-notable person, poorly written, username of creator leads me to believe the page may be autobiographical. Liempt 23:49, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

Neutral stubby article, and needs verifiable sources, but as the author of two books and the publisher of a magazine, he MIGHT qualify as notable. However, without any outside, verifiable sources to indeed show that these in themselves are notable publications, this may be deletable. --Jayron32|talk|contribs 23:51, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

• Keep Quick search appears that he's well-known in diving circles. Yngvarr (t) (c) 00:28, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

When making a catch, it better to show the fish [1] than to stretch out your arms and say "it was this big" --Victor falk 04:31, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

Aren't diving circles called somersaults? :p ---- WebHamster 00:30, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

• Keep. Here is some references for the info on books and magazine. [[2]] [[3]] [[4]] cdsheckler —Preceding signed but undated comment was added at 01:47, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
• Delete per nom. Probably a vanity bio, but even if it's not the article needs a lot of work to verify notability. Ward3001 03:15, 25 September 2007 (UTC)*
• Question does being an editor of California Diving News and is the co-author of the book Southern California's Best Beach Dives make one notable in diving circles? --Victor falk 16:13, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

• Neutral The prestigious award doesn't seem to be announced in any mainstream news media, I think this is at best a big fish in a very small pond. Google reports about 980 hits. DMcMPO11AAUK/Talk/Contribs 15:01, 29 September 2007 (UTC)
• Weak delete A hobbyist, does not seem notable. Does not seem significant. Maybe I'm wrong... Tiptopper 21:37, 29 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.