Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/John Sigler

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 of the nomination was delete with condolances to Aaronproot. Mailer Diablo 04:06, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] John Sigler

Hoax article/unverified/publicity: take your pick. Requests for verification have gone unanswered, even though there is an odd "death by elephant" claim in the article. The supposed death took place on May 12, 2006. Amazingly, Mr. Sigler managed to upload some more photos to the iStock site mentioned in the article [1] some 2 weeks after his own death. I am trying very hard to assume good faith with the creator of the article, but this is pushing it a bit. Joyous! | Talk 19:05, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

• Delete seems like vanity with a strange faked death twist. Even if it's all true, he still fails WP:BIO and Wikipedia is not a memorial. --IslaySolomon 19:38, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
• Delete fails as above -- Alias Flood 20:05, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
  • keep** I'm his younger brother and I help manage his photo estate. I upload his work under his own name so he gets the credit and not me. Also, I don't appreciate you making fun of how my brother died. His images from that Sri Lanka trip are on istockphoto if you don't believe me. Aaronproot
    • Comment. Please understand that no-one is laughing. As an editor, you will be familiar with Wikipedia's guidelines and policies, the following of which will all have some bearing on this article:
      • Notability (people)
      • No original research
      • Verifiability
      • Reliable sources
      • Neutral point of view
      • Image use policy

I sympathise most sincerely with your recent loss and I am certain that all of your fellow editors will do the same but, when it comes to whether or not an article should be kept or deleted, we need to be objective which must be very difficult for someone in your unfortunate situation. I hope that this clarifies things a little for you. -- Alias Flood 18:23, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

• Delete per WP:BIO. Stifle (talk) 14:51, 8 July 2006 (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.