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Speedy deletion nomination of MMM-2011


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MMM-2011
As it stood, it was accusing someone of something with no evidence. Admittedly, the person named has been convicted previously of that sort of thing, but without rock solid sources to say he's been at the very least arrested and charged, you can't post anything saying he's at it again. This business is mentioned in the MMM (Ponzi scheme company) article, where I've added 'citation needed' tags. Unless those citations appear fairly quickly, Mavrodi's name will have to be removed. If he actually isn't provably connected, it could be libellous, so far as I can see. (I didn't know about the other article before.) Feel free to get a second or third opinion from other admins. I could be over-reacting. I'm not a lawyer and not an expert on libel. I prefer to play safe. Peridon (talk) 15:07, 28 April 2011 (UTC)
 * It was tagged as attack, had no references (just a link to something in Russian), and contained a fairly serious allegation about someone. That is an attack, and under WP:LIBEL should be removed. Have you asked for a second opinion? BTW your links to time.com don't work for me. Peridon (talk) 20:34, 28 April 2011 (UTC)
 * That's better. That time.com link looks OK to me, so far as I'm aware it's a reliable source. Just a couple of points, though. The wording of 'Everyone visiting the site' could do with clarification. It looks ambiguous to me. It could read that the site is warning people, or that WE are warning people before they go. The other thing is that I don't think he is banned from financial business, according to time.com - "This time Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the leader of a nationalist party, has called for a court to ban Mavrodi from conducting any financial transactions whatsoever — which would be a clear violation of his civil rights" implies he wasn't banned last time. I think the info is best kept in its present place, but a redirect to it from the deleted title would be fine. Please do get a second opinion - I'm just one voice. Peridon (talk) 10:13, 29 April 2011 (UTC)