Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nicholas Beale (3rd nomination)
and not in any sense a !vote, since I have not yet given sufficient consideration to the matter to !vote): The above debate is defective in a number of respects.1) BLPs do not default to "delete" and the burden of proof is on ''everyone'' to examine the sources.2) AfD should not consider the current content of the article, but its potential.  You should !vote delete if, and only if, you consider Nicholas Beale should be a redlink on Wikipedia.3)  is not in itself sufficient reason to delete an article.  It is an argument ''ad hominem'' and as such a logical fallacy.  If Barack Obama had written the article on himself, he would still be notable.4) Puffery is a reason to rewrite from a NPOV, but it is not a reason to delete.I would also like to point out that SlimVirgin is not a "he
— User:S, 10:29, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
Stance: comment
Cited policy: WP:COI (Wikipedia:Conflict of interest)