Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Andrew J Plattus


 * 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. postdlf (talk) 22:37, 9 December 2013 (UTC)

Andrew J Plattus
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None of the sources used to support the article makes reference to the subject of the article, Andrew J Plattus. Formerip (talk) 22:31, 25 November 2013 (UTC)
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 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions.  Jinkinson   talk to me  04:13, 26 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions.  Jinkinson   talk to me  04:13, 26 November 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete as a WP:HOAX. This particular business magnate not only has no coverage, in reliable sources, he has no coverage in unreliable sources.  There are plenty of references provided in the article.  A few are dead links.  The rest fail to verify the article in any way, shape or form.  In particular, the references for his MBA from Yale link are a problem.  The first refernce is to an article about somebody named Rachel Plattus with no mention of an Andrew Plattus.  the second reference supplied for his MBA is for an "Alan J. Plattus" who is a professor of architecture and urban design.  I see in the lede of this article, that "(Alan)" and it's reference was added later by a different account.  But that doesn't make the original reference for Rachel any better.  The entirety of the referencing that aren't dead links are like this; they all fail to actually cover anybody named Andrew J Plattus. -- Whpq (talk) 19:01, 29 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, L Faraone  01:13, 3 December 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete - WP: HOAX. (Married in the Sistine Chapel?)JSFarman (talk) 05:33, 3 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete - Plenty of footnotes, but almost all are mere mentions, profile listings and similar poor quality sources none even metion the subject. A search for reliable sources that cover the subject in depth yield no results.- MrX 12:55, 3 December 2013 (UTC)
 * There's no "mere mentions". There's no mentions at all. Formerip (talk) 01:40, 4 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Yes, I stand corrected. I originally skimmed the source content looking for the word "Plattus". In fact one source mentions "Rachel Plattus" and another mentions "Perry Plattus". - MrX 01:54, 4 December 2013 (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.