A tag has been placed on Robert B. Stephan requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a person or group of people, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not indicate the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, as well as our subject-specific notability guideline for biographies.

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Being a high government official doesn't, by itself, merit an article (as its successful deletion would suggest). The article appeared to be a standard biographical sketch copied here without any indication of why this guy is notable. Take a look at the guidelines at WP:BIO and see if Stephan meets these requirements. If so, feel free to rewrite the article, citing reliable secondary sources that make his notability clear. Thanks! TheMolecularMan (talk) 15:28, 16 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2008-09-16T15:28:00.000Z","author":"TheMolecularMan","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-TheMolecularMan-2008-09-16T15:28:00.000Z-Robert_B._Stephan","replies":[]}}-->

You need to check your list of DHS "officials" and perhaps consider a purge; many of them are beneath even the Assistant Secretary level. I will consider a re-write when I am convinced of a consistency in standards.Patrick burns1 (talk) 21:24, 16 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2008-09-16T21:24:00.000Z","author":"Patrick burns1","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Patrick_burns1-2008-09-16T21:24:00.000Z-Robert_B._Stephan","replies":[]}}-->