Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Idris Tawfiq (2nd nomination)


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The result was delete. --MCB 03:05, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

Idris Tawfiq
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procedural nomination Article was considered at AFD in Jan 2007 where the outcome was a clear consensus for 'keep' (see this version). Article was nominated for deletion via WP:PROD in Aug 2007 by User:Wmquinlan with the following reasoning (see this version): "This biography should be deleted. None of the information in this biography is verified or verifiable--It does not have the hallmarks of an accurate biography. All the information on Mr Tawfiq is self-referential--there is no documentation of it beyond his own claims repeated in articles traceable to his own site. For example, He claims to have received multiple degrees from several different faculties, to have been ordained to the priesthood of the R.C. Church, to have worked for many years in a variety of positions as a Religious Education teacher, yet he provides no dates, no degrees. The University of Manchester, from which he claims to have received a degree, came into existence in 2004--it would seem that Mr Tawfiq was not in Great Britain at that time as he lives in Egypt. I suggest that a source other than Mr Tawfiq's own website be used for information, that degrees and dates be named--that a verifiable chronological biography be submitted and that this one be deleted." User:Ceyockey ( talk to me ) 11:35, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per lack of significant coverage from independent sources. Only working ref is his own site, which is not independent Corpx 04:16, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
 * It is not correct except in a purely technical sense to say that "The Univ of Manchester came into existence in 2004 "The present University was formed in 2004 by the dissolution of the Victoria University of Manchester (which was commonly known as the University of Manchester)" from the WP article, a clear explanation. This shows the care taken in calling this a hoax or inaccurate.  this is no reason to upset the previous keep. DGG (talk) 07:49, 6 September 2007 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletions.   -- John Vandenberg 07:22, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom.--Miamite 08:30, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete WP:VERIFY.--AmerHisBuff 09:10, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. --Crusio 09:39, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per talk to me--Truest blue 17:45, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment: There was an article on Idris Tawfiq in the Irish Times, 8/11/06, which may serve to verify some of the claims in the article. I can't link it directly since I located it through a library database, but if you have acecss to EBSCOhost, it's accession number 9FY1222189507. --User: (talk) 18:29, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.