Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/William Regnery II

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The result was redirect to The Occidental Quarterly. Black Kite (talk) 18:16, 13 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

William Regnery II

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This bio should be delete due to limited coverage by reliable sources, lack of broad coverage by diverse unaffiliated sources, WP:BLP concerns, and no notable achievements. It might be possible to argue for a merge into Charles Martel Society if it existed and perhaps The Occidental Quarterly. Jason from nyc (talk) 15:29, 26 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I don't see the BLP concerns. Dougweller (talk) 15:39, 26 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Doug, for asking (and how about the other points?). From the WP:BLP preamble, we “must take particular care when adding information about living persons” using “a high degree of sensitivity” and adhering to NPOV, V, NOR (i.e. the other points). This suggests a heightened concern to insure “high-quality sources” while writing “conservatively and with regard for the subject's privacy” and concern for the “possibility of harm to living subjects,” which I assume includes reputation. Jason from nyc (talk) 15:56, 26 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The only source is the SPLC which is a reliable source (several discussions on this, all agree that it is so long as it is attributed, which it is). So I still don't see any BLP concerns and if you think there are you should have dealt with those. I haven't looked yet about the others but believe there are other reliable sources for him. He managed to get coverage in Newsweek's Periscope section for his dating project.[1]. And there's [2] Dougweller (talk) 06:01, 27 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

All these references are only incidental. There is no article about him personally. There is no biography. He isn't notable as a person. His activities as a publisher are noted in the article The Occidental Quarterly as they should be. That he might be noted for starting a dating service is a stretch. He's been noted in passing. Generally, a synthesis doesn't warrant an article here at Wikipedia and when that article is a critical biography the concerns are heightened. I've found writings of his and in general the suspicions about this man are valid but my original research can't be used. He hasn't turned up on the radar for most reliable sources except in a tangential manner. Jason from nyc (talk) 11:17, 27 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:49, 27 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:49, 27 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Mark Arsten (talk) 02:58, 5 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Delete This is not the SPLC, and we should not blindly follow their line in attacking people. Nothing in the article suggests that Regnery is notable, and the article clearly lacks any balance. Of course, blanace is hard with people who take extreme positions, but there needs to be some and this article does not exhibit it at all.John Pack Lambert (talk) 00:48, 9 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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.