Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Altruism Society

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The result was delete. Ks0stm ^{(T•C•G•E)} 18:25, 17 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The Altruism Society[edit]

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No indication of notability. Only references are to their own website and to the bible. Ahecht (TALK
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Note: This debate has been included in the list of Organizations-related deletion discussions. Jinkinson talk to me 18:37, 10 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. No evidence of being a real organization with the claimed 500 international offices. Observable activity consists of a guy writing vacuous Hallmark feel-good tweets and asking people to give him a million dollars because The Bible says to give stuff. 88.112.50.121 (talk) 18:38, 10 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. I too was very surprised that there is so little information about an organization with allegedly 500 offices. No press coverage of any of their projects or branch offices? Seems unlikely for a legit organization. So to me, it seems non-notable to say the least, but more likely some sort of scam. ubiquity (talk) 19:02, 10 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy Delete as a likely hoax. Guidestar has no listing of any such organization, which indicates they have never filed a single federal non-profit tax return. WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 19:52, 10 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment Further research indicates that an organization of this name has registered with the Ohio Attorney General's office, but the registration is apparently incomplete and the organization's status is pending. The IRS Exempt Organization office knows nothing of this organization. WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 20:09, 10 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
NOTE: The article creator has responded to this AfD on my talk page. --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 19:58, 10 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: Just as a point of reference, the Alexandria, VA address is in the Cameron Court residential apartment complex[1], and the Beachwood OH address is a Bosley Hair Transplant office[2]. --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 20:17, 10 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Delete The claims in the article are not backed up by WP:RS and seem to be contradicted by the organization's website. e.g., 500 locations? The website shows less than 10. Seems to fails WP:GNG as well. --Jersey92 (talk) 13:28, 11 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy Delete Fails WP:GNG. Theroadislong (talk) 20:54, 11 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, it is fake. Spumuq (talk) 09:24, 12 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Delete This may be a hoax and it certainly is not notable. --DoctorBob3 (talk) 18:27, 12 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Fails WP:GNG and WP:V.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 18:39, 14 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Funny that the organization's website asserts "COUNTRIES WO (sic) DO WORK IN" are "North America, Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania, South America, Phillipines, Carribean Islands", few of which are recognized countries. :) --do ncr am 22:21, 14 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Delete I think this is a hoax. Anyway, fails GNG. Jim Carter (from public cyber) 07:41, 16 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Delete There are so many things wrong with this I'm surprised it hasn't already been nuked yet Dusti^{*Let's talk!*} 01:22, 17 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Doncram's comment made me laugh at this likely hoax. I am One of Many (talk) 02:51, 17 September 2014 (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.