Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/ADÄMS (author)

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The result was delete. — Aitias // discussion 01:38, 1 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

ADÄMS (author)[edit]

I've tried to clean this up (removed a bunch of unreliable sources or sources that didn't have anything to do with Adams (and the defamatory statements connected to them) and removed weasel words, exaggerated claims, and non-notable material), but what I'm left with is notability being claimed solely on a few articles published on a couple of websites, a couple of walk-on rolls, a song to a local, independent movie, a song for a film that doesn't appear to exist, and law issues. I'm afraid if I keep cleaning it up, I'm going to be left with almost nothing. Also, it appears that his "manager" created and wrote the page as the user name who has done the majority of work here (and has only done work on this page; nowhere else on Wikipedia) is an identical match to the contact name listed on Adams' MySpace. In a nutshell: I do not believe this passes WP:BIO and I feel there may be an issue with WP:COI. Thanks. 13² 18:52, 27 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Also, there are two redirects that should be included in this AfD: Mike Adams (writer) and ADÄMS (writer). --13² 19:01, 27 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Also, the page has been deleted twice before under another article name: MIKE ADAMS (Indiana Author). Found through User_talk:Mikeadams73. It suspiciously looks like the user used another name (his "manager") after he was accused of WP:COI once before. This new article was created less than a day after the old one was deleted. --13² 19:07, 27 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Living people-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 21:15, 27 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Poetry-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 21:15, 27 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 21:16, 27 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. There is little evidence of notability in the links provided, and it definitely seems like an ad. A news article about being arrested is irrelevant. Interviews and press releases don't carry much weight either, or simple proof that he has released some music. It needs more than one independent review. Aymatth2 (talk) 21:41, 27 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Insufficient notability. Has not received substantial coverage for any of the pursuits mentioned in the intro. ChildofMidnight (talk) 03:00, 28 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as either a hoax or as an unverifiable article or as not notable. Esasus (talk) 23:13, 28 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. No notability suggested by article material Mrathel (talk) 06:10, 29 January 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.