Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Michael M. Stoddard

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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. Chick Bowen 03:49, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Michael M. Stoddard

Michael M. Stoddard (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs)

Found while working on the backlog in CAT:CSD, speedy reason was Not NOtable, this is not a valid speedy reason, and I can't find any other to delete it under. No Stance —— Eagle (ask me for help) 05:49, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

  • Keep. He's written books and been consulted by a government for his expertise. ... discospinster talk 18:47, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete. The reasons for keeping the article given by the above Keep vote do not confer notability.
  • Delete I'm not convinced. (1) This page says he has "top secret clearance" - not something one generally announces in a public domain encyclopedia is it? (2) I have checked with SDSU. They have confirmed that they have a part-time faculty teacher there by that name but he is NOT a professor. (3) I checked on amazon.com - no sign of his books. (4) I have checked my University library - nothing on him. DrKiernan 09:53, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
  • Speedy delete - take your choice: either linkspam or unnotable hoax. One definitely doesn't advertise his security clearance in the Internet (or anywhere else, for that matter). No evidence of the "existence" of the books. Not only does it fail the "smell test," there is no evidence of the subject existing to the point of passing WP:PROF even if he does. B.Wind 01:07, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
  • Comment. FWIW, I've found some of his books on worldcat.org (here and here). ... discospinster talk 13:18, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
  • Speedy delete. Even the provided website is a very cheap hoax. Mukadderat 01:57, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
  • Deleteper above. NeoJustin 23:00, 7 December 2006 (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.