Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gustav Wyneken


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The result was delete. &spades;PMC&spades; (talk) 00:20, 17 April 2020 (UTC)

Gustav Wyneken

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No clear evidence this person meets WP:GNG or WP:NBIO. Given the subject matter, the lack of inline citations, and the clear unreliability of several sources, WP:TNT is warranted at the very least.

This historical figure is claimed to be an "educational reformer, free thinker and charismatic leader", and the article repeatedly emphasizes he was allegedly highly influential. However, much of what he was known for was his concept of "pedagogic eros", the name given to erotic attraction and/or love between a teacher and a pupil, which he put forth much effort to popularize. In 1921 he was convicted of sexual behavior with minors, one of whom was 12 years old.

The article lacks inline citations, so we don't know what's sourced to what, and if some of it is original research. Of the general references given, several are WP:FRINGE pro-pedophilia advocacy. This includes the book Male Intergenerational Intimacy (co-published as the Journal of Homosexuality, volume 20, numbers 1/2, also being used), one of its editors being pedophile advocate Edward Brongersma; another book, whose English translation summary appeared in Paidika: The Journal of Paedophilia; and a work co-authored by David Thorstad, a founder of NAMBLA.

The article was mostly written by a single IP. Given the issues outlined, most of the article is basically unverifiable, and appears likely to be exaggerating the influence of this man's ideas for normalization purposes. We are better off without this content. Crossroads -talk- 23:11, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
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 * Delete as per nominator rationale. The Drover&#39;s Wife (talk) 00:07, 10 April 2020 (UTC)


 * Delete. Flyer22 Frozen (talk) 07:51, 10 April 2020 (UTC)


 * Delete. Nominator puts it well. Freeranging intellect (talk) 21:49, 12 April 2020 (UTC)


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