Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/"Folks Theory"

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The result was delete. JForget 00:03, 13 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

"Folks Theory"[edit]

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Topic fails WP:Notability, no coverage except in the minutes of a recent seminar where the topic was introduced. May be notable once it gains 2nd party notice. Chuckiesdad/Talk/Contribs 03:59, 6 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

And how do you propose it gain further acceptance without further awareness? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Michael.Galezewski (talk • contribs) 04:08, 6 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: Please see the guidelines at WP:NOT PAPERS, WP:PROMOTION and WP:NOT#OR. This isn't the place.Chuckiesdad/Talk/Contribs 04:16, 6 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Article was created by the "proponent" of the "theory"; a clear COI. It fails notability in every sense. --Mkativerata (talk) 04:18, 6 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, non-notable self-promotion. Hairhorn (talk) 14:04, 6 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: Fails WP:N. Joe Chill (talk) 15:40, 6 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. No secondary coverage found.--Michig (talk) 15:54, 6 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Social science-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 19:15, 6 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Not a bad page just needs clear source with refs.-- R. Mutt 1917 Talk 20:00, 6 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Lack of independent sourcing indicates the theory does not meet Wikipedia guidelines for notability. Edward321 (talk) 14:50, 11 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.