Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nikki Cowan

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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 RESULT: Speedy deleted. KillerChihuahua?!? 10:51, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Nikki Cowan

Nikki Cowan (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs)

Looks like a hoax, or at least very heavily embellished. Claims to have presented various TV shows on the BBC, BSkyB, Challenge TV and Channel Five. However...

  1. A Google search shows no mention of anyone by that name on the BBC, BSkyB or Challenge TV sites. Two results from the Channel 5 website but these just show he entered their "Fifth Gear Idol" competition.
  2. Claims to have won the BBC Talent competition, however searching for "nikki cowan" "bbc talent" only returns the subject's own MySpace and YouTube profiles and no official confirmation.
  3. Claims to have presented "Grab a Grand" on Sky, but Google search only gives this page, his MySpace and his unverified CV on IMDB and no official confirmation.
  4. Claims to have also won Fifth Gear Idol, however a check of the official site does not give any confirmation. Even if he did win it, that is not a very strong claim to notability.

I have been unable to verify any claim to notability in this article, and the user who created it was Nikkicowan (talk ยท contribs). Therefore delete as a hoax and probable vanity. Qwghlm 18:02, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

  • Delete per well-researched nom. Article is vanity, and as for finding some notability, all roads lead to his IMDB "resume". Budgiekiller 19:23, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete. The nom is thorough, and without independent sources notability can't be established. At the very least, a conflict of interest suggests the article has problems. Trebor 00:00, 8 January 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.