Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Carl Cupid


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The result was   delete. —  Aitias  // discussion 03:19, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

Carl Cupid

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Hoax. This person has never won Toastmasters of America "speaker of the year" (there isn't actually such an award, and there are no ghits for "Carl Cupid Toastmasters" so he may not even be a member.) Much of the notability claims indicate he "declined" various offers to be on NPR, Clear Channel, national TV, etc., all of which are uncited. I can't find any cite that he appears on any net worth list. WP:BOLLOCKS. Mr. Vernon (talk) 21:05, 28 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete no reliable sources. Many of the claims of notability are suspect as per Mr. Vernon. Icewedge (talk) 21:13, 28 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete. Might not be entirely a hoax, but it still contains false info. Only claim to notability is the borderline-vanity-press book.  Graymornings (talk) 22:45, 28 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: "Kingdom Covenant International" seems to have only published Carl Cupid's books: .  Little Red Riding Hood  talk  23:04, 28 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Addendum Now the article claims that Mr. Cupid was Toastmasters International "speaker of the year." There is indeed a World Champion of Public Speaking; Mr. Cupid has never been one.  (List of winners)  I'm an Area Governor for Toastmasters, and can check to see if this person is a member.  I doubt TI likes the idea of someone making such a claim.  --Mr. Vernon (talk) 23:26, 28 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Especially since there is nothing on Google which indicates any connection whatsoever between Carl Cupid and Toastmasters.  Little Red Riding Hood  talk  23:27, 28 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete Vanity article or hoax. On myspace, he appears to be Dr Carl Cupid. www.cupidenterprises.html/ is a dead link. Peridon (talk) 23:31, 28 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Of course it doesn't work. There's a dot com missing. My apologies. No change to my opinion, though. Peridon (talk) 23:35, 28 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Speedy Delete as spam. Edward321 (talk) 21:14, 30 December 2008 (UTC)


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