Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/James Dodd

James Dodd

Some kid whose claim to fame is bumping into Metallica at an airport. I asked the user to verify this information and his only suggestion was that I write to Lars Ulrich directly. Francs2000 | Talk [[]] 11:32, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Don't hate. Comment by User:163.1.227.76, the article's author.

• Delete. Hate doesn't enter into it. Notability, however, does; even if the story is true, it doesn't make Mr. Dodd important enough to be included in an encyclopedia. At best, this chance meeting would make him into a footnote in some other article or the centerpiece of an anecdote best told somewhere else. -- Captain Disdain 12:55, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)

• DO NOT Delete. I am a huge Metallica fan, and have heard of James Dodd. The importance of the consequences of their chance meeting makes it worthy of inclusion. He was mentioned by Lars in an interview with a drummer magazine, possibily Drum!, and was widely circulated in fan forums a couple of years ago. Jc57 13:51, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  • This is Jc57 (talk · contribs)'s first edit on Wikipedia. -- Francs2000 | Talk [[]] 13:55, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Please take note to the following WIkepedia guidelines: Please do not bite the newcomers Understand that newcomers are both needed by and of value to the community. By empowering newcomers, we improve the diversity of knowledge, opinions and ideals on Wikipedia, enhance its value and preserve its neutrality and integrity as a resource. Jc57 14:09, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  • I'm not biting, just pointing out in a forum that gets more than its fair share of sockpuppetry that you have only just signed up for a user-name. -- Francs2000 | Talk [[]] 14:10, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• By slanderously suggesting I am a mere sockpuppet, you are merely trying to detract attention from some of the skeletons in your own Wikepedia closet, such as the utterly inappropriate page on Glory hole, and the completely unsubstantiated one on Cassandra Latham, and thus the intrinsic lack of repsect other Wikepedians must have for you. Furthemore, this is no place for personal comments, if you have any more defamatory remarks about me, please use a private forum.

Jc57 14:31, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)

• Userfy, perhaps. If he is notable, then the article needs a rewrite. Sonic Mew 14:23, Jun 17, 2005 (UTC)

• Delete: Bite them? No, they don't taste good. However, some newcomers attempt to learn the policies and comply. Others stamp their feet and start vandalizing. The former should be welcomed and showered with wikilove. The latter should be shown the door that leads to GameFAQs or Everything2 or something else. The article is vanity and its subject is not encyclopedic. (How many people who are not Metallica fans have run into them at the airport, I wonder. Should they be included? Can we have a List of people who have touched Metallica members?). Geogre 14:24, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)