User talk:Andrewhoffman

Speedy deletion nomination of Gray Malin


A tag has been placed on Gray Malin, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and FAQ/Organizations for more information.

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Gray Malin
Hi, thanks for message. I deleted your article because
 * it did not provide adequate independent verifiable sources to enable us to verify the facts and show that it meets the notability guidelines. It is now Wikipedia policy that biographical articles about living people must have independent verifiable references, as defined in the link, or they will be deleted. Sources that are not acceptable include sites affiliated with him, social media and other sites that can be self-edited, blogs, websites of unknown or non-reliable provenance, and sites that are just reporting what the he claims or interviewing him. I don't think any of your references meet those criteria. I'm not convinced that he meets the notability criteria anyway; the only potential claim to notability I can see is a vague and unsourced claim that he was published in various magazines.
 * it was written in a promotional tone. Articles must be neutral and encyclopaedic. Examples of unsourced claims presented as fact include: ''best known for... popular beaches... his most famous shoots... the prestigious... This newly garnered interest inspired Malin... photography industry leaders... featured in many leading publications... is widely known... Gray Malin told TODAY, "At the end of the day, they make people happy, they make people feel like they can escape. My whole tagline is "'make every day a getaway.'"{... He was also quoted in the LA Times, "I want to create work that makes someone feel joy, and stop for just a moment and escape to that destination."
 * The article was created in a single edit without wikilinks or references, and looks as if may have been copied from an unknown and possibly copyrighted source.
 * Not reasons for deletion, but headings should follow normal capitalisation and there should be just one external link to his main site
 * If you have a conflict of interest when editing this article, you must declare it. If, after reading the information about notability linked above, you still believe that he is notable enough for a Wikipedia article (and that there is significant coverage in reliable, independent secondary sources), you could, if you wish, post a request at Requested articles for the article to be created. See also Best practices for editors with conflicts of interest.

I can sandbox the deleted text for you if you wish, but you might be better to find good references and start from scratch Jimfbleak - talk to me?  05:41, 13 August 2015 (UTC)