Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Charles David Parent


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The result was   delete. Consensus to delete following relisting; also a likely hoax. The Bushranger One ping only 23:40, 6 August 2012 (UTC)

Charles David Parent

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I can't find significant coverage of this person in multiple reliable sources per WP:N, or any independent verification that he is the only registered master tattoo artist in Canada. Was originally BLP-prodded, but the tag was removed although the article had no reliable sources mentioning him. ... disco spinster   talk  20:42, 28 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete The only Charles David Parent from WP:RS is someone who pled guilty in a Canadian court for fraud here of over $5,000. Its not this person. --Artene50 (talk) 23:22, 28 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Visual arts-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 00:44, 29 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 00:45, 29 July 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete per nom, not notable.  GregJackP   Boomer!   03:08, 29 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Mark Arsten (talk) 19:57, 4 August 2012 (UTC)




 * Delete The SPA involved in the article has presumably added all helpful sources i.e. zero of them. Can one of you AfD adepts also nominate List of tattoo artists?  I never can get the templates and links right. EEng (talk) 21:08, 4 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete. As above, there are no reliable sources provided and a search reveals nothing at all.  In fact, there doesn't seem to be any such thing as the "Canadian Federation of Body Art Professionals" and Mr. Parent himself may well have created the "British Columbia Body Art Association" -- at least, he is its current president and I can find no evidence that it existed before 2010, and that only by the copyright date of the website.  One of the claims in the article, that he "authored" an Act before the BC legislature, is … I'll say remarkably unlikely.  The BC government's website makes no mention of the "Body Art Act" and I found no evidence that it is "before" the legislature.  Legislation before the British Columbia legislature is drafted by government workers at the request of the party in power, like other North American jurisdictions.  Ubelowme U  Me  16:10, 5 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Good work -- I guessed as much but didn't have the energy to follow up. It always amazes me how certain kinds of people think they can wander into a situation (in this case Wikipedia) and just assume they can pull the wool over everyone's eyes. Did Parent really think no one would notice?  Why do people insist on embarassing themselves like this? EEng (talk) 02:45, 6 August 2012 (UTC)
 * I'm unable to figure out just who determines what a "registered" Master Tattoo Artist is, but there are at least two other people claiming that status in Canada if you leave out the word "registered". It also seems likely to me that the list of shops in various locations is merely a coincidence in names since the various websites for other tattoo shops with names like "Mad Tatter" don't mention Mr. Parent's name.  There is no record on the cited university's website of Mr. Parent's name, let alone his having graduated with the degrees cited, but I can't say that that is definitive; I was unable to find a comprehensive list of alumni.  After all this, though, I am prepared to believe that the news story about the fraudster cited above here is more than a coincidence in names; both individuals live in Surrey, B.C.  Ubelowme U  Me  03:35, 6 August 2012 (UTC)
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