Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Andrew Hatch
A couple of editors have invoked  here, so I'd just like to toss in my two cents, as I disagree with the implementation of that policy in this instance. In my opinion, IAR is not something which should be bandied about (just to clarify, I'm not accusing anyone of doing this), but rather should be reserved for exceptional cases. IAR is there so that if something prevents us from improving the encyclopedia, we have a way around it; it's not a loophole to employ when we don't agree with established policies and guidelines. It seems that all of us find the current guideline for athletes unacceptable and should probably be changed. I have already said that I am for a more stringent guideline, one which would result in the uncontested deletion of this article. But we ought not ignore a guideline simply because we disagree with it
— User:Faithlessthewonderboy, 17:39, 29 November 2007 (UTC)
Stance: comment
Cited policy: WP:IAR (Wikipedia:Ignore all rules)