Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jordan MacLeod
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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 delete. -- Cirt (talk) 00:46, 11 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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Contested prod. Promotional (auto?)biography of non-notable author who fails WP:AUTHOR. I can find virtually no secondary sources independent of the subject and no evidence the subject meets the general notability guideline. The article was created by User:Newcurrency, an WP:SPA whose only edits are to this article and whose username matches the book (and related website/blog) by the article's subject. -- Rrburke (talk) 17:56, 2 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete GNews, GBooks, GScholar turn up nothing relevant. GHits returns the usual Twitter, LinkedIn, and ecommerce links.
NoMinimalNo independent evidence of notability,apparently totalrelativetotal lack of independent verifiable sources.I do note that the article cites an interview with MacLeod in the "Integral Leadership Review," which could conceivably be used to establish notability.I like crossing things out,apparently.ɠǀɳ̩ςεΝɡbomb 18:07, 2 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment. I saw that, too, but Jordan MacLeod is included in the list of "Bureau Chiefs/Associate Editors" at http://integralleadershipreview.com/about-mission-vision.php -- so it would appear the source is not independent of the subject. -- Rrburke (talk) 18:28, 2 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment Ah! I did some digging around their site thinking I'd find something similar and you apparently succeeded where I failed. Agreed on all counts. ILP cannot be used as a reliable source, in this case. ɠǀɳ̩ςεΝɡbomb 18:32, 2 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Jeez, I looked right at that very page and somehow missed Mr. MacLeod...a tiny self-applied trout to the forehead ɠǀɳ̩ςεΝɡbomb 18:34, 2 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment. Moreover, Integral Publishers, the publisher of the subject's book, appears to be the book-publishing arm of the Integral Leadership Review. -- Rrburke (talk) 18:38, 2 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 19:01, 2 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 02:22, 9 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete: I can't find significant coverage for this author. Joe Chill (talk) 22:09, 9 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- 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.