Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ralph René

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The result was delete‎. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 06:09, 20 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Ralph René

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Self-published conspiracy theorist who fails WP:GNG. Of the sources given, two are from subject's own website, three are IMDB TV listings, and two are patent sheets. No secondary sources. Rift (talk) 07:53, 13 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Delete: The IMDb listings are a bit misleading; I think the editor who added the citation to The Truth Behind the Moon Landings: Stranger Than Fiction intended to cite the documentary itself, not its entry on IMDb. However, René's appearance in a documentary is not independent coverage of him, and the same goes for an appearance on Penn & Teller. My BEFORE search yielded mentions in two articles, both of which appeared in numerous publications: 1 and 2. I would argue that they are both passing mentions, as neither cover René in particular detail or with any attention beyond briefly presenting his views as an example of moon landing conspiracies. Actualcpscm (talk) 09:41, 13 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Reading the article, it's clear that almost the entire thing is based on the subject's self-promotion. Sources confirm does not meet WP:BASIC —siro χ o 11:31, 13 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Authors and United States of America. Hey man im josh (talk) 12:38, 13 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. They placed a reflector on the moon, and we have photos from orbit of the landing sites. This appears PROMO, but he's been deceased for over a decade now, may he rest in peace. I see no sourcing we can use, beyond proof he was on TV a few times. Heck, I've been on TV. Oaktree b (talk) 15:25, 13 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

While I very much agree that the moon landing was not staged, I don‘t think that directly affects notability of this individual. You know, even if it turned out that the moon isn‘t real, that wouldn‘t make them notable. I guess.^[FBDB] Actualcpscm (talk) 16:03, 13 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Deleting for lack of any coverage in RS is the reason. Oaktree b (talk) 17:00, 13 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Conspiracy theories-related deletion discussions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 17:36, 13 July 2023 (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.