Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Podcast Research

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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 created by a spammer sockpuppet, is OR, and if that isn't enough, I guess snow would also be applicable. AKRadeckiSpeaketh 01:54, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Podcast Research

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Contested prod. Reason for prod was "Essay, OR, title has little or nothing to do with content of article". Creator of article, User:Webmantork is probable sockpuppet of User:Yummytork, who was given a 48-hour block on June 6 for spamming on behalf of clients. --Finngall talk 22:45, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

  • Delete per non-encyclopedic Rackabello 22:54, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Speedy delete — in addition to problems mentioned, most of the text is almost certainly lifted directly from other sources. I stopped looking after finding [1] and [2]. ✤ JonHarder talk 23:04, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete. Per the opening of the article, this is admitted orignial research. Someguy1221 01:00, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment how do they figure that yuppies capable of investing in an iPod + computer are the ones most most desperately in need of health education? ~ Infrangible 02:12, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Speedy delete G11 blatant advertising. E.g., passages such as "About.com has launched a six-part series to educate consumers on how to cope with heartburn and acid reflux disease. The series, sponsored by AstraZeneca, is featured at http://heartburnpodcast.about.com. It will provide listeners with in-depth knowledge on topics such as: What Causes Heartburn; Acid Reflux and Your Diet; How to Talk to Your Doctor about Acid Reflux; Exercising with Acid Reflux; and How Stress Affects Your Acid Reflux. “Podcasts provide an exciting new format for delivering trusted health information. Users can now choose to listen online or take the information with them,” said Marjorie Martin, general manager, ABOUT Health." don't read like an encyclopedia article, they read like a press release. —David Eppstein 02:45, 14 June 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.