Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/David J. Pollay
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- 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 delete. Wizardman 17:31, 21 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
David J. Pollay[edit]
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No evidence that this WP:BLP meets the notability criteria for inclusion. Claim to fame appears to be a single syndicated essay. Looking in to the International Academy of Visual Arts Award for the spin-off short film it appears that to win one you just need to pay the entrance fee. Nancy talk 16:18, 7 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete. The article is the work of a hideous WP:SPA that has come here solely to inflict WP:AUTO, WP:COI, and WP:SPAM upon us. One of his self-promotional articles was relegated to red-link land and then redirected to his autobio article--what a treat for us! Mr. Pollay has no notability whatsoever. There are real writers out there who are known for multiple works throughout the years. Even a cursory look at his record reveals that he is not one of them. Qworty (talk) 20:02, 7 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete™ - while Pollay has had a passing mention in one Business Week article, it's down on page 2 of the online version, thus failing the requirement of "Significant coverage". That is the only reliable source in the whole article, and the burden of verification is on the creator (Pollay or his agent) to prove. Wikipedia is not a web host to be filled with trademark neologisms and self promotion. Bearian (talk) 20:15, 8 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
He's reposted his page as a user profile, still coming up under a Google search for his essay + wikipedia. LOL
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Lameishasherri/David_J._Pollay —Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.2.228.221 (talk) 00:51, 19 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, JForget 00:19, 14 November 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.