Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Richard Doiron

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 of the nomination was delete. Sango123 17:23, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Richard Doiron

This is an unencyclopedic entry with a great many problems. The statements concerning nominations for the "Governor General's Prize" [sic] and the Griffin Poetry Prize are incorrect. A Google search for something called the "Governor General's Peace Prize" receives one hit: this very Wikipedia article. Doiron is a little-known figure whose last two books were issued by a print on demand house. This article goes to great lengths in an attempt to raise his profile; and in doing so reveals its point of view. I'm not convinced that there is no place for an article on Doiron in Wikipedia, however I do feel that the exising article should be deleted. Victoriagirl 03:50, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

• Delete. A Google search verifies that he is indeed a poet; however, this article is unverifiable on many points, and I personally find the claim of 20,000 poems rather dubious. Zetawoof^(ζ) 09:41, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
• Delete - per nom. --Kungfu Adam ^(talk) 17:26, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
• Delete as per nom. --Domthedude001 19:02, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
• Delete. Clearly a case of fraudulent self-promotion. Geoff NoNick 02:16, 9 July 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.