Deletion of Robert M. Bernstein

Comment: as promotional (should have been speedied IMHO) and per /. Please
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:BIO||WP:ACADEMIC)

Comment: This one presents a tougher policy question than usual, in that it's hard to ignore the fact that Dr. Bernstein most definitely meets .  On the other hand, it's equally hard to ignore the fact that this article has always violated a core principle of , which is that "Wikipedia is not a soapbox or means of promotion".  It could easily have worked the other way-- a libelous or attack article about an otherwise notable person is just as subject to deletion.  In this case, I think the consensus is that this person, because of the use of Wikipedia as a means of promotion, fails the one ground of  that really is up to the editors' opinion concerning encyclopedic suitability-- "The topic of an article should be notable, or ''"worthy of notice"''; that is, "significant, interesting, or unusual enough to ''deserve'' attention or to be recorded."  If someone with no association with the physician's hair restoration clinic were to author a future article, the outcome might be different.  Ultimately,  trumps E
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:GNG||WP:NOT||WP:PEOPLE||WP:NOT||WP:NOTE)

Comment: per #C7. Yes, he doesn't have a real academic position; is that relevant? Google news search found http://news.google.com/archivesearch?q=robert+bernstein+hair+restoration plenty of major media stories mentioning him (in NY Daily News, CBS News, ABC News, NY Times), but most of the mentions I looked at were on the trivial side. Nevertheless, I think this meets the "frequently quoted in conventional media as an academic expert in a particular area" standard for #C7
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:PROF)

Comment: I think it's just terrible how this blatant  account has spent so much time insulting other editors in this AfD, simply to try to preserve an obvious  article whose only purpose is to try to persuade balding people to try out this guy's hair transplant services.  Obviously, that is not the purpose of an encyclopedia.  There is no secondary  '''''whatsoever''''' to support any kind of notability for the doctor, and that certainly is the only relevant fact along the road to closing this matter forever
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Conflict of interest (WP:COI||WP:SPAM||WP:RS)