Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rafael Roman

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was delete. JForget 23:49, 12 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Rafael Roman

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Non-notable person. Only claim to fame provided is that he once competed in an international racing competition of very little note. The first source is self-published. This leaves no sources to verify the information in the article. Further, with zero Google news hits that I found, it is highly unlikely that there are sources for this person. RJaguar3 | u | t 05:02, 31 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Sorry for the creator MiliHistoryWV who clearly cares deeply about the subject, but the sheer fact that he is a "local hero" proves lack of notability. The sources are trivial as well. McMarcoP (talk) 08:47, 31 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, JForget 22:31, 6 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. I have doubts about how we can judge notability of armed conflict where much of the information regarding the operations are not disclosed or classified (which negates the ability to provide reliable secondary sources). The long list of medals and awards seem to indicate notability among his peers and perhaps these awards can be linked to proper sources (if military awards and commendations are available publicly) to satisfy verification standards. AZFitness (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 19:02, 9 September 2009 (UTC). — AZFitness (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]
Delete per WP:BIO. It makes me wonder about my priorities when I put forth the argument that the subject is notable enough for a Bronze Star or Purple Heart but not notable enough for a Wikipedia article. I hope this guy succeeds in his business and racing careers so we can re-create this article. Location (talk) 23:08, 11 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - fails WP:BIO per secondary sources. FWIW the various claims about his military record have not been substantiated to meet WP:V (though I am not, of course, questioning them). Of the three sources; the first is self-published, the second broken, the third is a passing reference and most likely submitted by the subject. Obviously a worthy individual with a brave and commendable military record but not notable in our terms. Bridgeplayer (talk) 23:00, 12 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.