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Speedy deletion nomination of Aaron V Kirchhoff


A tag has been placed on Aaron V Kirchhoff, 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/Business for more information.

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Status and Advice
As reviewing administrator, I deleted the article: it was indeed promotional, and was furthermore unsupported by third party references independent of the subject.

A Wikipedia article needs to show notability with references providing substantial coverage from 3rd party independent published reliable sources, print or online, but not blogs or press releases, or material derived from press releases. The Q&A at SCC is not independent: it consists of what he says about himself. It can be used to show the noncontroversial factual elements of where he worked, and so on, but does not indicate his notability. The Wiggens article in the Sunbeam merely mentions him, and I cannot find the other references from thee--I suspect it does just the same. I cannot find the article in the Montgomery Gazette: please cite the print publication also and provide enough information that we can tell if it discussed him in a significant way, or was just a mention, which is what I would expect. His academic article is relevant, but it does not support "known among his peers".

I recognize the difficulty in find sources for technical artisans--the most likely place to look would be specialized magazines on his subject. As for promotionalism, Wikipedia article  needs to be written like an encyclopedia article, not a press release--don't praise the  person, say what they do. Avoid adjectives of praise or importance, unless you can include them as direct quotations from a cited reference. Such content is considered promotional. Sentences like "Kirchhoff has expended significant energy in his artistic inquiries to unite fundamental art theory with analogous philosophical components found in the realms of scientific research and the culture of making" or "Known among his peers as an individual with a progressive approach to art theory and scientific glass fabrication" are unwarranted puffery unless the judgement of an acknowledged expert in a reliable printed source. And in the final sentence it is unclear if he is the first person to have ever demonstrated melting of glass in public, or merely in that particular sort of demonstration at that sort of venue.

When you have the sources for ny, but not otherwise, you are welcome to resubmit the article.  DGG ( talk ) 23:10, 10 October 2012 (UTC)