Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Michael H. Forde

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The result was delete. Vanamonde (Talk) 22:19, 26 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Michael H. Forde[edit]

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Promotional article about a non-notable author (a single self-published book, available for free download from Amazon), supported by numerous references to black hat SEO fake news sites. GirthSummit _(blether) 14:38, 18 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. GirthSummit _(blether) 14:38, 18 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of New York-related deletion discussions. GirthSummit _(blether) 14:38, 18 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per nom. Mccapra (talk) 16:32, 18 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Article has been fixed with updated references. Author is notable as a public health specialist, re: National Institutes of Health directory. Book is for sale on Amazon and is distributed on several notable platforms. WikiFixer337 (talk) 23:03, 19 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
- The article has not been fixed. This new account, whose initial contributions are interesting, has removed some of the more obviously spammy sources, but the article is now supported by a mish-mash of social media, passing mentions, primary sources, interviews, and a dubious review of his self-published book (which is indeed available, for free download, from Amazon). GirthSummit _(blether) 09:20, 21 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I agree with Girth Summit. The article has been worsened with more spammy junk. Even more definite delete. Mccapra (talk) 20:26, 22 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per WP:TOOSOON. I don't see any reliable sources; I removed the Facebook page reference. The "improvements" haven't helped the page to reach WP:HEY. Sorry. Bearian (talk) 03:35, 23 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. His Facebook page is personal, so by definition it must have less than 5k friends; his Twitter account has 261 followers (cf. I have over 3,000 followers on Twitter, just saying). Bearian (talk) 03:40, 23 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Thank you for the feedback. Bearian, I was able to find his Facebook page. He is verified with 172k followers. Thanks for your comments. WikiFixer337 (talk) 05:19, 23 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Spammy article that lacks multiple in-depth reliable sources about the subject. It seems like a pretty clear case of a delete to me. --Adamant1 (talk) 18:35, 26 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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