Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Zan Perrion

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.

The result was keep. (non-admin closure) →TSU ^tp* 06:22, 12 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Zan Perrion

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Nomination of page for individual who appears to have little notability and appears to be have been created for self promotion. He is involved in the "pick-up" industry which is notorious for unsubstantiated promises of success for men with the opposite sex and for shameless self publicity in an attempt to make profits.

The referencing is extremely poor and no convincing material is available to suggest this page is notable.

Not only is the topic seemingly non-notable, but it also appears to exist only because of multiple editors and should be deleted as per WP:SOAP

--Paxti (talk) 18:01, 5 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Automated comment: This AfD was not correctly transcluded to the log (step 3). I have transcluded it to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Log/2012 June 5. Snotbot t • c » 19:40, 5 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - I don't know if there is a policy on this but this articles references opinion rather than fact - which take such lionize the subject with such positive sentiments that the they not only create a WP:POV issue as well as being highly unreliable WP:RS. It is also just as possible that others could voice opposing opinions - but since this is a soap box - it is not likely these will be represented here. I believe this article also has WP:COI issues OrenBochman (talk) 19:49, 5 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: lik it or not, the subject passes WP:GNG: [1], [2], [3], [4]. If currently the article sounds promotional and/or there's a supposed COI, this is just an editorial issue, it could require a cleanup or even some rewriting to be as much as possible neutral... but AfD is not cleanup. Cavarrone (talk) 20:49, 5 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - The topic is passing WP:GNG per:

(in Dutch) Heremans, Tom (October 3, 2009). ""Do women and they will love you." De Standaard.
(in Dutch) Hering, Fiona (September 22, 2008). "Casanova's in de RAI." De Telegraaf.
(in German) (September 21, 2008). Aufreiß-Seminar "Tear-off seminar: flamethrower and ovens." Süddeutsche Zeitung.

—Northamerica1000^(talk) 00:19, 6 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sexuality and gender-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:44, 6 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:44, 6 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep, per users above, this article meets notability guidelines, and coverage does infact exist. Some of the nominator's concerns can be addressed without deletion. Thanks. Till 13:16, 6 June 2012 (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.