Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Joseph Finley

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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. --Coredesat 04:57, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Joseph Finley

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Can find no reference to this person in the specified timeframe. Article lists him as a writer, but doesn't list texts. Biographical detail unsourced, and I can't find references to his father either. Author and frequent IP editor have history of creating pages with little detail of dubious origin. Zimbardo Cookie Experiment 23:11, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

Should mention that I originally marked it as speedy, but it was suggested that I prod it instead since there was at least a claim at notability. Prod contested, thus we are here. Zimbardo Cookie Experiment 17:09, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete hoax, part of an apparent group of hoaxes by same user(s). Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 00:16, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete per nom. Arbustoo 00:23, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Speedy Delete - Looks like a hoax. --Bryson{Talk}{Edits} 02:36, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Speedy, apparently part of set of hoax articles. -- Infrogmation 03:27, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Speedy, no assertion of notability, no refs. does not merit inclusion in WP. xC | ☎ 16:58, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
Comment- I'd also like to add that the first line says Smalltime English activist and writer. Wasn't very well known for his work. He protested against King George II of Great Britain's rise to power because of the king's domestic issues. Here it is logical to ask -
1)if he is a smalltime activist and writer, why does he deserve a page?
2)if he wasn't very well known for his work, then what purpose does his page serve?
3)if the work that he isn't well known for was indeed worth mentioning, then why is it that no specific examples are given in the article?
4)and lastly, my favourite, which domestic issues was he protesting about? George II had a lot going on in his life, which you can realise with just a glance at his WP article, so which issues specifically was he protesting about,eh?
This should be a speedy-speedy-speedy-damnit-delete-it-already-speedy delete. ;) Regards, xC | ☎ 17:52, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment: Article states ab initio that Finley was “Smalltime”. —SlamDiego 20:04, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
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.