Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Stanley D. Jaworski

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The result was speedy delete. G12 copyvio. If he can be turned up as notable for writing the driver's handbook, a fresh start sans copyvio can be made. The Bushranger _{One ping only} 18:36, 26 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Stanley D. Jaworski[edit]

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Seems like a Wikipedia:MEMORIAL ("Wikipedia is not a memorial or obituary") violation; only references are two obituaries. The only claim to the notability would be his participation in the Olympics, but the article contradicts itself on whether he participated or not, and I cannot verify that he did in any other sources (outsite the obits). I tried google books, and regular google - nada, a person under that name doesn't appear anywhere. He is not listed on pl wiki list of Polish olympic participants (pl:Polscy olimpijczycy), nor on the pages of Polish Olympic Committee ([1] - and yes, it does go as far back as the 1936 olympics), nor is he listed at [2] . At this point while the article doesn't appear to be a hoax, the claim of his olympic participation seems very dubious, and nothing else in the bio suggests notability. PS. Pinging editors who discussed subject's notability on article's talk in the past: User:W. B. Wilson, User:Valentinejoesmith _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 07:47, 22 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Delete as not notable. The obituaries are the sort placed by the family of the deceased or funeral directors, not by newspapers editorial staff, and therefore don't establish any notability. I can't see any coverage online beyond funeral notices and catalog/directory entries. It's possible that he went to the Berlin Olympics but didn't actually participate in any events; this would not make him notable. Perhaps there are contemporary newspaper articles about him or contemporary reviews of his books, and notability could be established from them. But the nominator seems to have done a thorough job, and right now there's nothing to justify his notability. --Colapeninsula (talk) 10:04, 22 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete as not notable, evidence of actual participation in the Olympics would pass the mark but the nom has researched that and found none. MilborneOne (talk) 17:33, 22 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per MilborneOne. Obituaries fail WP:RS because they aren't checked factually. The deceased loved one's family members can claim accomplishments that never took place and in one famous case[3] were deceived by the deceased into believing he was a former professional baseball player....William 21:33, 22 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Delete fails per WP:BIO. More importantly, the entire foundation of the article (created on September 12, 2007) was plagiarized from this obit in the September 9, 2007 Chicago Tribune. This can be speedy deleted as a copyright violation per WP:G12. — CactusWriter ^(talk) 01:46, 23 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Ignoring the full copyvio problem which would necessitate a delete anyway, this is an unusual AfD because from the Chicago obit: "Drive Your Car Safely was published in Spanish, Polish and English and used in drivers' education curriculums throughout IL for many years." Textbook authors do get some notability. Though have never discussed drivers' education before. -- Green Cardamom (talk) 17:55, 25 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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