Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Robert Tsai

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. Borderline case, but given the subject has asked for deletion, what harm does it do? If he gets any more notable in the future, it can always be recreated. Neil ☎ 09:46, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Robert Tsai

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This nomination is made on behalf of User:Rtsai, who appears somewhat confused about the proper process for deletion; in a prod on the article, he said, "This proposal for deletion is made by the subject of the article. He hardly finds that a single achievement, here a role in a notable film, makes him notable, but more importantly he doesn't want to be an article in Wikipedia." Since he also put an entry in AFD, I decided to complete the AFD, and I will remain neutral as to the article's fate. Brianyoumans 02:45, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

• Delete Given the fact that this is a living biography, the age of the subject, his feelings and apart from one film role his distinct lack of notability I would feel comfortable vote for deletion. -- Librarianofages 03:37, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
• Keep. Notable people don't have the option to request their own articles be deleted. If anyone else nominated this article for deletion, saying "not notable", I would say keep, because he has played a significant role in a major film. I'm not going to say "delete" just because he doesn't want to be on Wikipedia. Crazysuit 03:47, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
• Comment. I think his accomplishments are just barely enough for notability, but he is borderline. I am inclined to honor this request. (Crazysuit: they have the option to request, they just don't generally have the option to insist.) --Dhartung | Talk 09:03, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
• Keep The article provides sources and makes a credible claim of notability. Mr. Tsai has been extensively covered in articles in print and on the web, none of which publications and sites seem to grant veto power to article subjects to prevent publication of articles or require removal of archived entries. There seems to be no incorrect information, and there's absolutely nothing in the article that could possibly be deemed negative, let alone defamatory. Given that there is no policy whatsoever to in essence allow for "courtesy blanking" of entire articles, given Wikipedia's goal of providing neutral comprehensive coverage, and given the extremely poor precedent that deletion of this article on this basis would set, I oppose deletion. Alansohn 16:06, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
• Keep What does it need to be non notable? As per Alansohn scope_creep 17:15, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
• Comment I believe the article probably needs more cites to satisfy WP:BLP. No opinion whether to keep or delete. Bearian'sBooties 19:48, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
• Delete unless reliable sources that feature him as a primary subject (not just mention him in passing) can be found. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Eluchil404 (talk • contribs) 03:56, 6 November 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.