Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/John J. Gumperz
per .  I'm not altogether sure that the nomination was made in good faith, but I certainly don't approve of Monicasdude's imputation of malign motive to Bug (and I agree certainly with him that the creator of an article should make every effort to demonstrate the subject's notability straightaway).  Similarly, I don't think Monicasdude's "would it kill you" comment is wholly gauche or untoward and surely doesn't merit a reference to .  Essentially, I think this debate should be conducted without reference to the article's creator or nominator for deletion.  Finally, though, I must strenuously object to Monica's continued ascription of the term "vandalism" to nominations for deletion, for reasons I explain http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AArticles_for_deletion%2FRick_Barnes&diff=44721308&oldid=44670849 here (this is the second AfD about the proper disposition of which we've concurred but about which I've had to write separately to distinguish my beliefs from hers, and I wonder if perhaps she oughtn't to rethink how she articulates some of her positions here
— User:Jahiegel, 20:28, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:PROFTEST||WP:DICK (Wikipedia:Notability)