420:. Nomination does not state a ground for deletion, and notability is obvious. Specifically addressing the nominator's expressed concern, the subject's age and background seem to be reasonably sourced; but if there are bona fide issues about certain points, those should be addressed on the article's talk page, not here at AfD.--
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I feel this page is mainly full of articles with no credibility. The claims are not facts, they have never been confirmed by the individual. They could all be made up as far as the public know. I think the page should either be stripped down to the facts only or deleted. Creating deletion discussion
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Thank you for your response, very true. I'm not for one second contesting
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is the place to raise such concerns. As you'll see there, the subject's age was discussed extensively in 2007, and the consensus at that time appears to have been that the 1957 birth year is well-supported. I would also suggest that you have a look at
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