Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mathew L. Golsteyn
This a clearly a notable event, and WP:BIO1E and WP:BLP1E encourage us to cover the event rather than the non-notable person. I think we often fall into a rut of assuming we must either write or delete a biography in these cases. The problem currently is that this effectively is  case, and we normally are cautious about covering prior to criminal liability being established. I am not persuaded that the interview on Fox made the subject a public figure given the subject's low public profile in the years between the incident and the current rash of coverage. If he is not a public figure, BLPCRIME suggests we should not be covering the allegations. Let's wait and see if there's a trial, and whether Trump intervenes. If either occurs, the additional coverage will clarify whether there's true notability here for a biography. And in the event of a conviction, we certainly could write about the trial
— User:Xymmax, 19:27, 29 December 2018 (UTC)
Stance: delete
Cited policy: WP:BLPCRIME (Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons)