Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alyssa Carson (2nd nomination)
The page has been quiet for a while and I take the opportunity to ask contributors how they view the ethical issue involved. The version of the page brought to AfD contained not a single source critical of the subject. However, scrutiny by contributors to the AfD brought to light several https://vt.co/sci-tech/space/nasa-is-preparing-a-17-year-old-girl-to-become-the-first-human-to-reach-mars/, https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/jul/20/blog-posting/nasa-prepping-17-year-old-become-first-human-mars/, https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/17-year-old-astronaut-training/,https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/weekly-standard/fact-check-is-nasa-preparing-this-teenage-girl-to-become-the-first-human-on-mars,https://www.newsweek.com/nasa-youngest-astronaut-alyssa-carson-relocating-mars-1466005 media reports that implied that the subject had given misleading information to media outlets which disclaimed the promotional "fake news" (the phrase that they used) that they had unwittingly published. This detrimental information has now been properly included in the BLP by the editor that discovered it to make the article . An accusation of generating fake news for self-promotion is not good for anybody's reputation and may prejudice entry into occupations where high ethical standards are required. For a normal adult this would not bother me: people reap what they sow. The ethical issue is that it appears that the subject is a vulnerable young person who appears to have been heavily influenced by others. She may not have understood the harm done to her reputation by the actions of herself and others. I think it would be best for Wikipedia not to rub salt in the wounds and delete the BLP on compassionate grounds under arm
— User:pburka, 05:40, 11 July 2020 (UTC)
Stance: comment
Cited policy: WP:NPOV||WP:H (Wikipedia:Neutral point of view)