Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Steven Yates (martial artist)
Martial arts schools are ten a penny; no disrespect to the founder or author, but anyone can create their own name or brand or style of fighting method, call it what they like. Notability requires evidence this isn't all it is, that it is in fact taken note of by the wider world with significant coverage of the person or topic, in credible independent reliable sources, and not just due to usual self-publicity, brief and usual mentions (which "anything that exists" will usually get), etc. A higher standard of evidence than usual is also required (for me at least), to overcome the issue/presumption of  or use of Wikipedia for promotional purposes. The articles are reasonably written, but as it stands the topic is fatally flawed due to a lack of solid evidence of significant independent attention and historical notability, when examined thoroughly in depth and with an eye towards the possibility of promotional activity
— user:FT2, 16:15, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
Stance: delete
Cited policy: WP:COI (Wikipedia:Conflict of interest)