User:Freakofnurture/WP:AMY
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The Air Force Amy threshhold for biographical inclusion is a standard variously applied by inclusionist and/or deletionist factions in article-for-deletion discussions in Wikipedia's project namespace with varying degrees of effectiveness.
The "Air Force Amy" standard dates back to March 1, 2006, when the article Air Force Amy was kept[1] by a unanimous consensus of Wikipedia users, despite consisting entirely of unverifiable original research. In the wake of this decision, "Amy" became somewhat of an in-joke within the Wikipedia community, nearly rising to the meme status of Willy on Wheels, Mr. Treason, and autofellatio.
Amy, a Las Vegas prostitute[citation needed], formerly of the United States Air Force[citation needed], but also having starred in at least one pornographic film[citation needed], has been namechecked numerous times in various heated deletion, policy, and even user-conduct arbitration discussions[2].
The following timelime summarizes the proliferation of the AFA meme.
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[edit] Air Force Amy timeline
| date | subject | summary | +/-[3] | result | outlook |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-01-06 | Air Force Amy | hooker, pr0n star, former USAF[citation needed] | even | keep | unverifiable content[4] |
| 03-17-06 | Johnny Lechner | career undergraduate | greater | keep | [4] |
| 03-21-06 | Bobby Trendy | appeared on The Anna Nicole Show | greater | keep[5] | Bobby Trendy was born in 1972. |
| 03-23-06 | Strong Island Sound | ABA team | greater | keep[6] | has potential for expansion |
| 03-25-06 | Daniel Schneidermann | French journalist | greater | keep | Expanded significantly |
| 03-26-06 | Agenparl | Company stub | greater | keep | merge candidate. [7] |
| 03-26-06 | Andrew Lowey | Pharmacist | greater | keep | One subsequent edit, [4] |
| 03-29-06 | Imia Fleur Edwards | American actress | greater | delete | none |
| 03-29-06 | Lazee lamont | comedian/radio personality | greater | delete | none |
| 04-02-06 | Jeff Brazier | reality TV star | greater | keep | AWB magnet. [7] |
| 04-03-06 | Pam Bondi | Assistant state attorney | greater | keep | Untouched. [7][4] |
| 04-03-06 | David Heymann | Architect | [8] | keep | Lots of bot edits. [7][4] |
| 04-05-06 | Yossi Ben Hanan | Soldier | greater | keep[9] | [7][4] |
| 04-09-06 | Jon Crowley | TV writer/producer/director/editor | greater | delete[10] | none |
| 04-12-06 | Bernard Ramsey | Works for Merrill Lynch | greater | keep[5] | [7] |
| 05-03-06 | James D. Montgomery | Professor | greater | keep[5] | Expanded by 216.178.67.100[4] |
| TBD | Philip Sandifer | Writer, webcomic guru, suspected serial killer | greater | ongoing | TBD[4] |
[edit] The future of Air Force Amy
While Air Force Amy has permanantly left her mark upon Wikipedia, the effect of Wikipedia on Amy's career remains yet to be seen. However, it has been estimated that by October of 2008, "Air Force Amy" will have be a household name for seven percent of single-parent families in Dearborn, Michigan, Lexington, Kentucky, and Gnaa, Nigeria. She may also earn an NNDB listing[11]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Articles for deletion/Air Force Amy, accessed April 10, 2007
- ^ Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Requests for arbitration/Monicasdude, accessed April 10, 2007
- ^ Indicates whether subject's notability and/or importance was assessed by an AfD participant to be greater or less than that of Air Force Amy.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Category:Year of birth missing.
- ^ a b c No consensus.
- ^ Speedy keep.
- ^ a b c d e f No significant improvements to article following afd nomination, as of 31 May 2006 09:41 (UTC).
- ^ Air Force Amy mentioned in passing, arguably as an ad hominem attack, yet not explicitly compared to the subject being discussed.
- ^ User:Yamamoto Ichiro expresses suspicions of sockpuppetry in his closure of this discussion.
- ^ Discussion attracted a flurry of anonymous votes
- ^ NNDB. File No names match your query "Air Force Amy"
