Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rahman Johnson

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The result was nomination withdrawn -- Samir धर्म 11:40, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Rahman Johnson

autobiography; many parts unverifiable or false; non-notable if false claims removed. Author removed prod and responded that claims were true, but has failed (so far) to verify important content. The subject appears to be a young man in the Jacksonville, Florida area who was verifiably a member of a local soil conservation district board, where he was accused of misusing funds. He later launched a campaign for City Council, abandoned that, and ran for state legislature unsuccessfully. He is a member of a local environmental advisory board, an appointive position. Various claims in the article are difficult or impossible to verify; as far as I can tell, there is no show named "Splat" on Nickelodeon, now or in the recent past. One random not-very-reliable-looking list online claims it was a one-shot game show (with Rahman as host), which is very different from the claim in the article. A local Jacksonville source lists an appearance by Rahman and that he is the host of Splat - but why only one such online source, and in his home town? The "Telly Award" appears to be somewhat of a scam; you pay to enter, you pay for the statues - here is the page listing Build Your Future as a winner, and notice that the long list is only some of the winners starting with the letter 's', for 2005! I don't think there is an ABC series named "Sheena!" He is not listed among the cast members of "Full Time Felon", even among the minor cast members. Etc. Etc. I have been unable to verify the claim about the listing in Ebony; various local media have different stories: in some, the claim is that he was named one of Jacksonville's upcoming black leaders; in others one of Florida's upcoming black leaders; and in some 'one of 30 upcoming black leaders'. And so on.... Sorry for the long entry, but there are a lot of claims, and the article seems to be a complex mixture of exaggeration, truth, and probable lies. --Brianyoumans 20:20, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

• Delete According to article history, the user seems to be a bit uncooperative, not taking a hint. Not sure if it is a hoax or just vanity. Don't think he should be given the benefit of doubt. Medico80 20:29, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
• Strong delete Searching IMDB gives exactly 0 hits for "Rahman Johnson". You would think the "flagship" show on Nickelodeon would not only be on IMDB, but the "star" of this show would be on there. Searching Nick.com also gives no hits for Rahman Johnson. Hoax and warn the author. Wildthing61476 20:33, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

I live in Jacksonville and have some info on Johnson, so I will assist with the editing of this page.Many of the claims are exaggerated, but some are factual. This young man is quite controversial. Good reading promised.User:Tajomari

• strong delete fails WP:VAIN, WP:AUTO or alternatively WP:CP. He has posted exactly the same non-verifiable bio in zoominfo. Also I do not find him particularly notable despite his efforts. 230Ghits, shared with Abdul Azeez Rahman-Johnson. IT seems he is a small-time embezzeler, as has been published in the Jacksonville's Financial News and Daily Record, but also apparently voted top 30 wannabe by Ebony magazine (cannot search ebony), he's trying to use wiki to propagate his padded bio. fire him quicklyOhconfucius 02:53, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
• Comment. This article is apparently vanity and autobigraphy. However, Variety reported on the existence of "Splat" as a program hosted by Johnson. [1] (registration may be required). Another article in the Boca Raton News [2] confirms that and says "Splat" was an interstitial program (which might explain why it does not show up on regular schedules) and hosted by Johnson. The "random not-very-reliable-looking list" is not a list of game shows that produced only one episode, but a list of game show hosts who only hosted one game show. (Example: Louie Anderson, who is on the list, has hosted Family Feud and no other game shows, but he hosted Family Feud for several years.) Maybe this should still be a delete due to insufficient verification among other reasons, but let's consider this a little. --Metropolitan90 05:16, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
  • Gee, that looks pretty legit. I don't know why I couldn't find any references online to this stuff; I thought I had looked pretty hard. I guess, being an "interstitial" show, Nick doesn't do much promotion for it. Brianyoumans 07:57, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

I have located verification on topics mentioned to correct page. Subject is a political figure in Jacksonville and did host the Nickelodeon show Splat! User:Tajomari

• I would like to withdraw this nomination; the subject does appear to be notable, although the article badly needs to be rewritten and contains a good deal of misleading material. (Though perhaps not worse than your average resume...) Hopefully User:Tajomari and I can rewrite the entry and improve it considerably. Brianyoumans 18:50, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

Well, I stand by my vote. Medico80 14:04, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

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