Wikiquote:Votes for deletion archive/Mark Levin


 * 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.. Fys. &#147;Ta fys aym&#148;. 19:44, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

Mark Levin
This article is almost entirely a list of insults from this conservative radio personality. None of the "quotes" have any specific source. Worse, it includes another history-less transwiki merge from Wikipedia. While I'm not worried about the supposed "legal action" new user MLF threatens on the talk page, we do need to demand sources for quotes that can be considered libelous. I suspect the only way this will ever happen is if we insist that full quotes, properly sourced, be cited. In other words, if Levin is quoted as saying "Tokyo Rose Murtha" in a full sentence in a reliable source — not just the innumerable blogs and discussion forums I found it in — it might be included, as long as the specific source and date were cited. ~ Jeff Q (talk) 05:29, 28 January 2007 (UTC)


 * Vote closed: Result: Delete. Fys. &#147;Ta fys aym&#148;. 19:41, 3 February 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete unless properly sourced quotes added. All others should be removed if article is kept. ~ Jeff Q (talk) 05:29, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. - InvisibleSun 07:17, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. - Indywood 23:17, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per Jeffq. 121a0012 04:05, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. ~ UDScott 14:15, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete - given Jeffq comments. I am an editor on Levin's Wikipedia page and came over to Wikiquote to clean up the quotes page in line with a previous request to format to Wikiquote standards.  I deleted many of the unsourced names (including the 3 disputed items discussed on the Talk page) and tried to trim the list down to those that are frequently used.  Given Levin is a living person and has (per MLF) taken an interest in the accuracy of the page, I agree that the best solution is to delete it unless everything can be sourced.  Wikiquote editors should note that the three disputed quotations were frequently added back in by 69.64.213.146.  I suggest admins watch that particular IP closeley and review contributions both here and at Wikipedia.  This is not the first partisan brawl this IP has been involved in.NYCTommy 17:37, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per above. Cbrown1023 01:12, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. —LrdChaos (talk) 15:29, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. WIKISUPERFIXER 13:06, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. This is very like a political/talk radio equivalent of the pro-wrestler pages which we are working through. I think noteworthy political invective has its place, but it's not really Wikiquote material until it's a slightly longer quote and in context (see William Joyce for some examples). The subject is notable, though, and if reliably sourced material comes, let's build a proper page from scratch. Fys. &#147;Ta fys aym&#148;. 15:56, 2 February 2007 (UTC)


 * 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.