Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Eric Ely
I hate voting against an article because so much work is devoted to creating content and so often, articles are nominated for AfD because of long-running disputes. But I fully agree with the nominator in this case.   states {{xt|Merely being in the news does not imply someone should be the subject of Wikipedia article. If reliable sources cover the person only in the context of a single event, and if that person otherwise remains, or is likely to remain, a low-profile individual, we should generally avoid having an article on them.}} In this case, the article states {{xt|He generated ongoing national news}}… yet there are precious few citations in that article (none that I could find in a quick scan, actually) that link to a national source such as CNN. In fact, both citations to that last quote were to a local newspaper and the local CBS affiliate, http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/ely-1272655-district-school.html cbs6albany. This subject, while no-doubt a big deal in Schenectady, has made barely a blip in the national news—let alone “ongoing” national news. I would say it is demonstrably a “single event” of a “low-profile individual” and, in accordance with Wikipedia guidelines, does not belong on Wikipedia
— User:Greg, 22:36, 10 April 2010 (UTC)
Stance: delete
Cited policy: WP:BLP1E (Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons)