Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alan Curtis (criminologist)

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The result was delete. L Faraone 05:32, 14 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Alan Curtis (criminologist)[edit]

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Biography article, makes some interesting claims that could indicate notability, but I cannot find 3rd party sources for the guy. Everything could be inflated resume fluff.

No newspapers etc. A few in passing cites in other works, so he might pass WP:SCHOLAR, but I think its iffy.

All refs/links are to the guys own website. Lots of anon IP edits, which I would guess are probably COI editors (if not the subject himself).

Also previously had major WP:COATRACK advertising the company he founded, and contained major copy-vio from their marketing speak.

The remainder of the article reads like it should be copy-vio from the "about us" page from somewhere, but I am unable to find it if so.

Tons of OR/SPS/PEACOCK.

See also related article AFD at Milton S. Eisenhower Foundation for this guys org.

Gaijin42 (talk) 18:55, 7 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. czar · · 19:10, 7 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Crime-related deletion discussions. czar · · 19:10, 7 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. czar · · 19:11, 7 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per nom, or redirect to the foundation's article if it's kept. The best I can see online is this mention — Frankie (talk) 19:59, 7 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. It would also be possible to Revert to the NPOV version I rewrote from the original copy entry in 2007 (cleaned up a little & updated) . What was originally submitted was a promotional copyvio--the current version doesn't have the copyvio , but restored the promotion. It is extremely discouraging when I rescue something and it gets turned right back to junk again. At that point I usually give up on it. DGG ( talk ) 04:09, 8 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as per DGG. If there's nothing left when you excise the promotion, best to be done with it. I don't know that a redirect is warranted, either - the (criminologist) addendum doesn't make for a really useful search term, and there are precisely two non-redirect links from the Article space to this title, making it easily fixed. Not worthwhile. UltraExactZZ ^Said~ Did 17:48, 9 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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