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. Non-notable and possible conflict of interest. In addition, this SSP case gives a picture of potential gaming or possible sockpuppetry. seicer | talk | contribs 22:40, 10 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Aaron Jacobs[edit]

nn businessman. The article contains many vague half-claims of notability, but nothing substantive enough to pass any guidelines. He is co-owner of a non-notable business. He has worked for county Republican organizations and on campaigns. He is chairman of a non-notable local sporting organization. He wrote letters to the editor in college. He is related to or friends with some notable people. Many of the references don't even mention Mr. Jacobs, and the others are primary sources or in one case, a trivial mention in a blog. And lastly, the personal nature of the included photos plus the article creators assertion of copyright on them implies a WP:COI or WP:AUTO issue. gnfnrf (talk) 18:23, 10 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

He has plenty of political achievements. He is also a founder of a company and politically associated with many well-known people. He is a relevant individual in Illinois politics, a relevant individual to thousands at Michigan State University from 2000-2003 and has many associations with individuals. I oppose the deletion of this page Goal2001 (talk) 19:09, 10 December 2008 (UTC)Goal2001.[reply]

oppose this deletion. He is noteable to a lot of people in Illinois. He is a very good political figure!Jacobsaa (talk) 19:11, 10 December 2008 (UTC)jacobsaa[reply]
Delete Can someone find reliable sources with substantial coverage of him? Without such sources, this guy can't be proven notable. Pictures aren't a problem; assuming that the article is correct in saying that he was a local party leader, it wouldn't be surprising that he'd appear with some Illinois-based national leaders at places where they could be photographed together. Nyttend (talk) 19:58, 10 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Perhaps I could have been more clear. Those photographs were taken by someone with a personal interest in Aaron Jacobs. Goal2001 claims to have taken those photographs (or, at least, own the copyright). Thus, I believed there was a COI/AUTO problem. Now, due to further edits to this AfD, I believe that Goal2001 is Jacobsaa's sockpuppet (reported here), and according to his userpage, Jacobsaa is Aaron Jacobs, so the COI/AUTO problem is even more prominent. gnfnrf (talk) 21:43, 10 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  - I can assure you that I am not jacobsaa. Aaron Jacobs probably is, the user name looks like it would be. Regardless, the links on the page are factual, and lend to the notability of Aaron Jacobs. I wrote the article. If it seems to be a big problem, I will save my time and recommend a speedy deletion below.
Keep Pictures aren't a problem because he is works directly with government officials on all levels. GOPUSA has numerous articles relating to him, as are included, and they cover the national seen, state by state. You'd be hard-pressed to find normal, grass roots rookies, on that site or others. Everything mentioned in the article can be verified through the links provided. The sites and articles check out. This is no attack page, produced by a good faith author with honest links and exposure. Goal2001 (talk) 20:17, 10 December 2008 (UTC)Goal2001[reply]
Speedy Delete I, the author, wish to have this article deleted as quickly as possible. Goal2001 (talk) 21:54, 10 December 2008 (UTC)Goal2001[reply]

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