Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Chris McCooey


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The result was delete. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 11:19, 24 April 2017 (UTC)

Chris McCooey

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 * Delete I can find no reference to support notability here. The refs are his own biography and examples of his writing and a quotation from him regarding his family in Japan after the earthquake. Nothing however that established any notability. He exists, he does what a journalist is paid to do but nothing beyond that. Fails WP:GNG  Velella  Velella Talk 19:55, 16 April 2017 (UTC)
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McCooey has written articles for major broadsheet newspapers such as the Times, the Financial Times and the Telegraph under his own by-line. He is quoted in a number of biographies of Bill Clinton. He is a published author of travel and local history books and gives talks on these subjects which are reported in the local press. Users will expect to find information about him on Wikipedia. Rjm at sleepers (talk) 07:56, 19 April 2017 (UTC)


 * Delete It is clear to me that Rjm at sleepers is in fact Mr McCoooey himself. This makes me especially fervent in recommending the page's deletion as it is a totally self-published article written by an evident master of self-publicity. As much as Mr McCoooey's published articles appear very interesting, I fail to see how either they, (or he for that matter) are notable enough for inclusion on Wikipedia. Fails WP:GNG --92.25.88.28 (talk) 17:25, 19 April 2017 (UTC)
 * I'm not Chris McCooey. Rjm at sleepers (talk) 11:34, 20 April 2017 (UTC)


 * Delete having played rugby with Bill Clinton does not make one notable, nor does being a free lance journalist by itself.John Pack Lambert (talk) 19:58, 19 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete There is no information and no sources which serve to show his notability. MartinJones (talk) 18:39, 22 April 2017 (UTC)


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