Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rob Hain

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 debate was Userify to User:Rob_Hain/Bio. --++Lar: t/c 04:40, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Rob Hain

The author of the article (who, coincidentally, has the same name as the subject of the article) repeatedly removes speedy deletion tags without explanation. IMHO this looks a lot like a vanity page. I see a lot of unverifiable OR, and have strong suspicions that the article is written by the subject himself. Bachrach44 22:42, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

• Delete sorry not notable enough. --manchesterstudent 22:45, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
• Strong Delete Burninate this exercise of egomania. Danny Lilithborne 22:48, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
• Baleated, vanity. Sdedeo (tips) 23:14, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
• Delete I think the fact that the sole editor has the username "Rob Hain" pretty much spells out that this is pure vanity. fuzzy510 23:31, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
• Userfy. He has a user page and isn't using it. And also possibly truncate if it's too long, I dunno what the rules are for userpage lengths. BrokenBeta [talk · contribs] 14:19, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
• Defence I am the author of the article. I take all your points and I was at pains to point out that this is an artist's cv which usually accompanies exhibitions and publicity. While it may seem like vanity publishing to some, this is the accepted method for artists to have written documentation of their work. It is not an ego trip in my opinion as I am attempting to only put down salient facts relating to my work. How else am I supposed to provide information for collectors and students who contact me for information? If you decide to delete the article I am not particularly bothered, as there are less stressful ways open to me. Thank you for your kind advice. Rob 18:30, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not a free webhost. If you want to put your CV on the web, find a free web host.

--Bachrach44 18:50, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

"How else am I supposed to provide information for collectors and students who contact me for information?" Erm, Mr Hain, you have a website at http://www.robhain.com/. That should be the starting place for your internet presence - not here. BrokenBeta [talk · contribs] 14:16, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

• Thanks Thanks Bachrach44. I didn't understand the way that Wikipedia works. I apologise for any inconvenience caused. I also note in the vanity guide page that short biogs can be included on the user page. It seems obvious now but I didn't appreciate that at the time. Best wishes Rob 19:16, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

• By the wayDanny Lilithborne, that's a fantastic 'God Passes By' article. Are you Baha'i? I should point out that I am. God Bless. Rob 19:23, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Yes, but I only started the article; the majority of the work was done by other Bahá'í Wikipedians such as Jeff3000. Danny Lilithborne 19:28, 5 June 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.