Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Benjamin Kelsen

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. detailed and varied nature of the opposes and on the consensus of the opposes MBisanz ^talk 08:58, 17 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Benjamin Kelsen[edit]

Delete Article does not meet Wikipedia guidelines for notability. NYC2TLV (talk) 22:45, 11 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Article makes credible claims of notability, but sources provided are listed at bottom of article and not integrated with text. The sources support the claims made therein to satisfy the Wikipedia notability standard. The article needs to be improved, expanded and reworded, not deleted. Alansohn (talk) 03:39, 12 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This AfD nomination was incomplete. It is listed now. DumbBOT (talk) 11:49, 12 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Article makes unfounded claims of said person being a dayan and close friend of deceased rabbis. To back up all of the articles claims, it uses sources from small Jewish newspaper located in Bergen County, NJ. Not good enough to warrant it's own article. If the biography was of a rabbi who had leadership over a very large congregation or published commentaries etc. then fine, but a rabbi who has a synagogue in his living room is not notable enough. SpeechFreedom (talk) 12:49, 12 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - "references" in the article don't cover the subject in a significant manner. claims of notability aren't the same as actually being notable and just because links exist in an article doesn't mean that the article satisfies the criteria. Jasynnash2 (talk) 13:17, 12 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - This entry makes dubious claims about a supposed leader of the Teaneck lay community while neglecting to include any substantial supporting evidence; furthermore, the citations that are listed do not sufficiently support the author's suggestions of Mr. Kelsen's renown in either the local Teaneck or greater Jewish community. Its tone is that of an op-ed piece and sounds as though it was written by Mr. Kelsen himself. -Shamrock135 (talk) 14:40, 12 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Living people-related deletion discussions. --Erwin85Bot (talk) 20:18, 13 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
~~Keep~~ Weak Keep the "local" Teaneck community is actually one of the largest US Orthodox communities and leaders there are notable. I'd like better xsourcing for his publications, though. . DGG (talk) 03:45, 14 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Don't see how he meets the WP:BIO notability standard. --brew crewer (yada, yada) 03:57, 14 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Teaneck may be a notable Orthodox community but the author's claims of notability for himself are dubious. It's not the community that is in question but Mr. Kelsen's notability. Too many unattributed wishy-washy phrases like "is considered by some" etc. Show some published source or actual appointment or office. --"[(User:AjayBard]. 03:58, 14 September 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by AjayBard (talk • contribs) — AjayBard (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.

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.