Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Brian Szymanski


 * 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  d elete. - Mailer Diablo 16:47, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

Brian Szymanski

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Personal biography for apparently non notable person created after a bureaucrat refused a rename on the basis that the editor's userpage was being used for personal publicity. Although it appears he has done some training with the US Space Academy and other Astronaut training institutions, it does not appear that he is involved in any space programmes beyond this. No google hits that I can see relate to this individual. WjBscribe 17:13, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Userfy or Delete per WP:AUTO, WP:COI. --Rrburke(talk) 17:23, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

Understood, this page was to be utilized to not promote my cause, but simply for an ease in access of credibility for public speaking. Nothing contained within this publication is fabricated. No accolades were desired either. This biography was simply created for me and I posted it along with the picture for refferance. Yes, another party should have uploaded this profile to avoid any problems. I did not vandalize any others work and I apologize for ill regards.

Brian Szymanski (Space Education Specialist) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Masterbrian1 (talk • contribs).


 * Despite violating guidelines on autobiographies and thus also conflict of interest, this appears to be a good faith effort to improve the project, albeit with an apparently nonnotable article topic. The violations and notability issue strongly suggest delete, but given it is a good faith autobiography, perhaps userfy is an even better idea.  If the subject does ever does become notable enough for the project, he could improve the article and discuss legitimate ways to return it to article space.  I do acknowledge, however, that a legitimate objection to userfying, based on the author's explanation, would be that WP is not a webspace provider. Baccyak4H (Yak!) 18:17, 27 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete from main article space (no position on user space). No assertion of notability; and the author also appears to misunderstand the concept of "verifiability". Just saying you have verified facts in an article does not satisfy the test; information that is to be included in Wikipedia must be supported by other published sources. --Russ (talk) 18:34, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

I am open to a suggestion on any way that will maintain this profile page without violating any provisions, guidelines, etc. I strive for professionalism and will respect your position fully. Thank you in adavnce for your great assistance. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Masterbrian1 (talk • contribs).


 * Delete per WP:COI and WP:AUTO. This belongs on a personal site like myspace, not here. meshach 01:44, 28 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete this is one of a number of renaming requests we've rejected as they are using their userpages for publicity - they want their usernames to be their real names so that their promo page has high google rankings. As they were rejected for renaming they've stuck their advert in the encyclopedia space so that it gets those all important hits when someone searches for their name. Sticking this stuff in userspace doesn't get round our notability criteria. We are currently getting 5+ vanity renaming entries a week like this. I don't know how many vanity entries we have in userspace who get their name right first time. Secretlondon 02:07, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete, fails WP:BIO and WP:COI does not help. Request that the author/subject read WP:AUTO and WP:USER, and not apply them generously to himself. --Dhartung | Talk 04:21, 28 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete: WP:AUTO, WP:COI. If you want a page about yourself, wait until you're so famous that people you don't know are making it already. The Wednesday Island 20:04, 28 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete per nomination; nn auto coi self promotion; do not userfy. -- Infrogmation 22:08, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm closing this AFD early as the views above are very clear and immediate and the 'article' is clearly in violatino of the principles of Wikipedia. We are not a promotions service of any form. ==AlisonW 23:04, 28 April 2007 (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.