Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Edward Tompson

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The result was delete. Brandon (talk) 20:41, 13 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Edward Tompson[edit]

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Suspected WP:HOAX. Unreferenced. Zero relevant Gnews hit - very unlikely for an investment tycoon. Zero Ghit, either - see [1]. Edited almost exclusively by a number of SPAs. Tim Song (talk) 04:35, 7 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. -- Tim Song (talk) 04:37, 7 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - As a hoax. Found no references in Google News. Regarding the claim as the the 5th wealthiest Australian, sorry to say Henry Nicholas took that spot, at least according to Forbes. For the claim that Mr.Tompson expanded BHP into the largest mining company in the world, sorry to say that all I found was that Brian Gilbertson was named as the CEO in 2001, the date the company was formed, followed by Chip Goodyear in 2003 until 2007 when he was followed by Marius Kloppers as noted here BHP Billiton, no mention of Mr.Tompson. What more can we say. ShoesssS ^Talk 05:47, 7 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as likely hoax. Can't find anything to substantiate this, including searches with an "h" in his surname. Joshdboz (talk) 11:05, 8 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletion discussions. —Grahame (talk) 11:16, 8 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Per nom - seems to be a hoax. The article was created and expanded by a string of single purpose accounts, which is also never a good sign. Nick-D (talk) 11:22, 8 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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