The result was keep per a very strong consensus. Read this rationale before going to DRV. According to the BLP policy, controversial information that is unreferenced needs to be removed aggressively, including deletion if necessary. However, such information can, and should, stay if it can be well-referenced by reliable sources. It cannot be argued that this person has represented many controversial figures. We are simply reporting those facts. As was pointed out below, deleting this article would set a precedent, that subjects can request deletion of their articles simply because they feel they harm their reputations. This is not true. As long as the BLP is well referenced, and all of the information can be verified as correct, there is no reason to delete the article. People make their own reputations. Wikipedia simply presents the facts. Quoting User:Avruch: "Dropping an article that clearly meets all of our standards for inclusion because the subject happens to be a lawyer is a subversion of our efforts." Quoting Jimbo: "Those questions [about di Stefano's qualifications] have been covered in multiple, independent, non-trivial, reliable sources, and in all such cases our job is to report accurately on what those sources have said, neither endorsing nor rebutting their views, but just neutrally summarizing what is out there." To address the concerns of legal threats, I would remind everyone that our policies are very clear about how subjects of BLPs can handle concerns about their articles (see here). In the event a lawsuit is filed, such is not a concern of the editing community at large. At that point the WMF will take over, invoking the authority of WP:OFFICE, and will handle all concerns as only they can. The OFFICE policy exists so that we, as editors, are insulated from legal action. We have an excellent legal representative, and the WMF is certainly well-equipped to handle these situations. If such action is needed, they will take care of it, and nobody here outside of Jimbo himself has any ability to do a damn thing about it.
Now, if at this point, you still feel this needs to be brought to WP:DRV, you are entitled to do so. However, please ensure that you have a very strong reason for doing so. There is a very strong consensus against the reasoning brought up for this deletion discussion, so you're going to need something completely different and considerably more convincing to even have a chance of overturning this. If you do not have such a reason, but still feel something needs to be done, I would highly recommend seeking protection of the article, an alternate solution proposed by several users in this discussion. I will not protect the article myself, as such is outside of the scope of this discussion, however protection would ensure that any information added is done with a full consensus and meets policy.
Questions or concerns regarding this close may be brought up on my talk page - please keep everything in one section if you do so. I will be in-and-out through the rest of the day, but will make an effort to respond to any questions offered. Hersfold (t/a/c) 20:53, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]