Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Charles Flask


 * 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. j⚛e deckertalk 00:14, 19 June 2014 (UTC)

Charles Flask

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Article appears to exist solely to promote a non-notable athlete. The one noted source is not in Times of Malta archives, and subject's claim to notability isn't really notable enough anyways. There is massive bias in every part of the article, using peacock words, weasel words, unsourced claims, buzzwords, and many more WP:NPOV violations. It even sounds a bit like an obituary. The subject might arguably be a total hoax with this little WP:VERIFICATION! Mr. Guye (talk) 22:13, 2 June 2014 (UTC)
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 * Comment Found this, a website published by the Maltese government who would (one hopes) not simply swipe stuff off Wikipedia in the belief that it bears a passing resemblannce to reality. If judged reliable, it establishes his existence & menberhip of the national water-polo team. Which, given the gobsmackingly low bar for the notability of sportspeople, surely makes him notable. It's still a horrible and (if the Maltese Times source is not kosher) unsourced article.TheLongTone (talk) 18:26, 3 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, j⚛e deckertalk 02:07, 11 June 2014 (UTC)

 Delete Lacks significant independent coverage to meet GNG and does not meet any other notability requirements. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.212.162.5 (talk) 19:53, 14 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. Does seem like a hoax with the weasel words and lack of WP:V. Fails WP:V, WP:GNG, no reliable sources found. SW3 5DL (talk) 17:46, 12 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Comment Move this to a hoax page if it is definitely a hoax, so it appears on the hoax list. Alexschmidt711 (talk) 14:47, 14 June 2014 (UTC)
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