Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jacob Barnett (3rd nomination)
I've been involved with this article for a long time and am reasonably sure it will be kept because of what I would call "blind allegiance to sources"...indeed, there are numerous sources, but they're all wrong, a fact established long ago at AfDs and talk. The problem with this article is that it is one of those relatively unusual cases that violates the journalistic tenet of coverage. Specifically, we generally assume sources exist ''because'' of some encyclopedic reason for coverage. In essence, we take sources as a proxy. Here, the collusion of sensational "journalism" and tireless promotion by his mother led to an edifice of coverage devoid of any arguably justifiable record of accomplishment. It is a case of reporting preceding deed, of being famous for being famous, etc., which is no basis for an encyclopedia article...that is, unless the article is ''about'' the collusion and promotion.  Therein lies the problem for a BLP...and we've already decided against this option on ethical grounds. As has been observed, Jacob is now trying to make a real go of it in physics, but has not yet come anywhere near standard thresholds delineated by PROF. I think he will at some point. A proper article could then cover his actual accomplishments in detail, with a few side notes regarding his autism, mother's book, and media focus that surrounded his childhood. 
— User:Agricola44, 16:17, 14 November 2016 (UTC)
Stance: delete
Cited policy: WP:TOOSOON (Wikipedia:Too soon)