Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Graham W Phillips


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The result was Delete. WilliamH (talk) 07:29, 25 June 2013 (UTC)

Graham W Phillips

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Article only has one independent WP:RS, This is Exeter which is mainly about a murder case and mentions a book the subject intended to publish on it, the rest are either written by the subject or do not verify the statements cited to them. I can't find any other RS coverage of him or the book (which as far as I can tell was published only as an Amazon e-book). January ( talk ) 17:09, 18 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete. This appears to be a self-promotional autobiography.  There also appears to be a bit of a walled garden of articles related (see for example Murder of Barry Pring) to this individual created and maintained by User:GrahamWPhillips' sockfarm (see Sockpuppet investigations/NorthLondoner).  I don't see any evidence from independent reliable sources that the subject of this biography meets Wikipedia's guidelines for inclusion.  Deli nk (talk) 17:54, 18 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete. WP:OC The article makes reference to trivial issues, such as the subject's experience as an English teacher in Kiev. WP:OC WP:OC It appears the subject has written this article, which reads like a Linkedin page WP:SOAP, making unsubstantiated claims regarding his supposedly hard hitting and controversial reporting. Also, the book is clearly being advertised through the page. There is no RS to its supposed announcement, most source are from the subject's blog or articles, questioning the relevance of the whole entry WP:IMPORTANCE. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Yosso123 (talk • contribs) 18:31, 18 June 2013 (UTC)


 * No opinion - I'm the subject here, so wouldn't usually get involved as per WP:COI. But these allegations of sock puppetry being made against me are a joke, and totally untrue. I can only suspect the work of someone I've had a go at in something I've written. About this page, I've never made an edit to it myself - though of course when someone creates a page on you here, you ask friends to keep an eye on it. But that's as far as it's gone with me. My main priority is working on the case of Barry Pring, however after I attempted to create a page on him here and was told by other users I shouldn't do that given my involvement, I've concentrated efforts on my own site and other media. As for this page here being deleted, if it doesn't meet wikipedia criteria then delete it as with any other page. I'm not going to get involved in arguments on here when it seems like there's something ulterior going on. GrahamWPhillips (talk) 22:20, 18 June 2013 (UTC)


 * No opinion - part 2 - This will be the last I'll say on this, am not going to 'argue against wikipedia', no one can win that. I am going to try to assume good faith, and that these ridiculous sock puppet accusations against me are simply a mistake. As I understand from reading wikipedia articles, there is substantial scope for human error or erroneous interpretation in the WP:SPI investigation process. However, I also note the account above was created solely to vote for deletion of the page on me, so there are undoubtedly those with an agenda against. That said, as for deletion of the page, it's quite simple - if there isn't sufficient WP:RS, then delete just like anything else. I will continue using wikipedia, under my own real name - which I requested my username changed to so as to be transparent. GrahamWPhillips (talk) 23:54, 18 June 2013 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Ukraine-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 22:51, 18 June 2013 (UTC)
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 * Delete. I came across the protestations of innocence by GrahamWPhillips and other accused editors at Sockpuppet investigations/GrahamWPhillips, and spent some time looking into the edit histories, but instead of disproving it I ended up being convinced by the evidence. The biography is therefore mostly an autobiography. I agree that it lacks independent citations and the subject therefore lacks notability. – Fayenatic  L ondon 20:16, 19 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete (and salt) -- Almost everything in the article indicates to me that he is merely a NN jounralist. Peterkingiron (talk) 18:00, 20 June 2013 (UTC)
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