Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Michael Willis

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The result was delete and salt per WP:SNOW. —David Eppstein (talk) 20:32, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Michael Willis

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The article claims that this teacher at Brentwood School is considered to be one of history's greatest political thinkers alongside Hobbes, Locke and Burke. However, the article cites no sources verifying this claim and I have been unable to find any. Capitalistroadster (talk) 23:25, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

• Delete per nom.   jj137 ♠ Talk 23:54, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
• Delete unless we can find verifiable sources. The only hope I see is in his books. I see no more than local notability. There are lots of Michael Willis's out there, more than I was willing to sift through. If you think the subject is amazing now, look at what I cleaned out. Cheers, Dlohcierekim 00:03, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
• Delete The two books of his that I was able to find on Amazon have ranks of #2,388,063 and #4,197,986. Unable to find any independent coverage. Maralia (talk) 00:29, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
• Delete as a hoax unless someone can find the necessary sources to justify rewriting the history of political thought to ensure that Willis is accorded the status claimed for him in this article. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 00:43, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
• Comment This has been deleted 8 times before, all variations on a theme.-- Special:Undelete/Michael_Willis. Might need a dose of salt. Cheers, Dlohcierekim 01:03, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletions. —David Eppstein (talk) 06:34, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
• Delete and salt as per Dlohcierekim. --Crusio (talk) 09:33, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
• Delete. The article makes him sound more notable than he actually is, and the only "source" in the article is just a confirmation that there is indeed a book by Willis, with no claim of notability for either the book or its author. --Blanchardb-^{MeMyEarsMyMouth}-timed 10:50, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
• WP:SLUSH (=WP:SNOW+WP:SALT) Pete.Hurd (talk) 14:22, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
• Delete per nom --AndrewHowse (talk) 16:29, 12 December 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.