Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lance Sanderson

Lance Sanderson

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The subject is notable due to only WP:ONEEVENT - not enough to sustain the biography. It would be better if the subject got a mention in Homosexuality and religion and this article just redirected there. -NottNott|talk Notify with {{re}} 15:57, 6 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Given the level of personal detail in the article, not reflected in the sources, it seems likely that this violates WP:Auto or at minimum WP:BLPCOI. While this is not necessarily cause for deletion, it could be problematic if another editor doesn't significantly contribute to the article. As for NottNott's suggestion, I would oppose a mention in "Homosexuality and Religion" as that article is too general for this. If it were to be deleted or merged I would recommend it go into Christian Brothers High School (Memphis, Tennessee) which already has the relevant section.EAR47 (talk) 16:42, 6 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The current article references his high involvement in the incident with Christian Brothers High School. I would oppose adding this article and the references to the school's page, Christian Brothers High School (Memphis, Tennessee), because they would likely delete the majority of the information. There is no reference to the incident on their Facebook page. WP:ONEEVENT also states that "If the event is highly significant, and the individual's role within it is a large one, a separate article is generally appropriate." Lance's social media pages, specifically his Instagram page "lancesanderson" show that he is becoming a public figure outside of just this incident. He was notably at an event with Sean O'Donnell in Los Angeles as shown on the page. On his twitter page, he has a number of interactions with talent/influencer managers including Oliver Luckett, the founder of theAudience. He has a number of twitter conversations with Cole Ledford and Austin Wallis, who went through a similar situation, both of whom are now prominent LGBT figures. Given the information listed, I would support Lance having a standalone article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Swiftsource97 (talk • contribs) 17:33, 6 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The fact that the school do not refer to the incident on their facebook page is entirely unrelated to whether their wikipedia page (which is only "theirs" in the sense that it is about them; the school themselves do not own the page or control what is mentioned on it) mentions it; in fact, the wikipedia page for the school does mention it, though the section could do with a lot of work.

As for whether the event was highly significant, and Sanderson's role within it a large one: clearly the second part is true, but I'm not sure that a case has really been made effectively that the event really was that significant. It's certainly not as significant as the examples in WP:ONEEVENT: the assassinations of JFK and Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the Tiannamen Square protests, even the Steve Bartman Incident. (And if it were that significant, it should be moved to Lance Sanderson controversy per WP:ONEEVENT anyway).

Finally, Sanderson's associations with O'Donnell, Luckett, Ledford, and Wallis doesn't count towards Sanderson's notability: WP:NOTINHERITED is the relevant guideline here. (And Cole Ledford and Austin Wallis don't even have wikipedia articles, which while not conclusive is certainly evidence that they aren't all that notable either...) Caeciliusinhorto (talk) 21:26, 6 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Delete minor businessman of no note.John Pack Lambert (talk) 01:25, 7 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
It is worth noting that the above user likely disagrees with this article because of his opposition to LGBT individuals as stated in his profile.