Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Don Shipley (Navy SEAL)
if he passes #9 then its only ''just'' in my view. Let's break it down - ''"Were recognized by their peers as an authoritative source on military matters/writing."'' I suppose its comes down to "peers". Are the media his peers? Perhaps, perhaps not. Those SEALs who seem confident in his capacity to speak on their behalf (in a round-about kind of way) could be seen as "recognising" his authority as a source, as his peers. Its convoluted, but okay. Authoritative source? His willingness to talk about things other SEALs might otherwise never speak about publicly could be seen that way. Communities like that need spokespeople and SEALs, collectively (the legit ones), seem to be comfortable with him playing that role, even if he "appointed" himself. I'm probably not 100% there, but I'm more there than not
— User:Stalwart111, 01:39, 19 January 2015 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:SOLDIER (Wikipedia:Notability)