Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mark Barnette
- 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 Userfy as autobiography Guy (Help!) 00:59, 24 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Mark Barnette[edit]
This article was created by Markbarnette and as such is a serious conflict of interest. Additionally, IMDB has nothing on this person and the only credits I could find are two executive producer credits [1] which may or may not be this person. I can find nothing to corroborate the claim about co-founding the American University in Dubai. IrishGuy talk 23:57, 23 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I am also nominating the following because it is a self-published book by this same person authored by the same editor:
IrishGuy talk 00:01, 24 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Both should be deleted unless reliable sources are cited to establish notability. - Aagtbdfoua 00:28, 24 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Mark Barnette responds:
1. This article was created by Markbarnette and as such is a serious conflict of interest. I can find nothing in Wikipedia stating that I cannot enter information about myself.
2. IMDB has nothing on this person and the only credits I could find are two executive producer credits which may or may not be this person. First, I cannot be responsible for errors on IMDB. The projects I worked on were produced with the BBC while I was in London and through them once I returned to the United States. They were developed through its partnership with various US broadcasters. The listing in the New York Times filmography is correct and it is I. I worked with author Tom Clancy and John Ehrlichman on Ehrlichman's years with the Nixon White House.
- Please read the guidelines at WP:BIO. Claims must be verifiable. IrishGuy talk 00:43, 24 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
3. I can find nothing to corroborate the claim about co-founding the American University in Dubai. You could start by asking me directly first, I'd be glad to provide such information. The university in a joint venture partnership with an US education company: Career Education Corporation. Career Education is a publicly traded company and you will find my name in its public disclosures.
- That would be original research which isn't encyclopedic. IrishGuy talk 00:43, 24 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
4. I am also nominating the following because it is a self-published book by this same person authored by the same editor. Again, I can find nothing in the criteria that bar self-published books from inclusion. It is a properly copyrighted and trademarked work of science fiction available for sale on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Also, for the record I did not serve as my own editor, whatever that means.
- Wikipedia:Notability (books) shows that self-published books are predominately non-notable. Again, this is all still a huge conflict of interest for you to be writing about. IrishGuy talk 00:43, 24 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Speedy Delete A7 or userfy the article. --Dennisthe2 00:48, 24 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
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