Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jackson Pollock (longevity claimant)


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The result was redirect to Longevity claims. Clear consensus that the article needs to go, but there is some disagreement where it should go. The redirect argument is the most detailed in defending their particular choice and it seems like a redirect would also satisfy the concern of others, so going with that. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 19:25, 12 May 2019 (UTC)

Jackson Pollock (longevity claimant)

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Declined PROD a few months ago, I added a PROD2. Rationale was "A little news coverage but undoubtedly a fraudulent claim". There are a couple one-off articles about his and his parents' purported ages, but have almost no coverage of the man himself. Furthermore, even of the already few sources in the article, some are unreliable and others run afoul of WP:PRIMARY. Maybe a paragraph in the article on Longevity claims, but as it is there's WP:NOPAGE here. The Blade of the Northern Lights ( 話して下さい ) 17:44, 5 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions.  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 18:40, 5 May 2019 (UTC)
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 * Delete. There seems to be a bunch of original research here regarding whether people buried in his hometown cemetery with his surname might have been his father or his mother or his brother. (Surely he should have shown up in at least some U.S. Census records, which are publicly available up to the 1940 census, yet the issue of what ages he claimed in the early 20th century censuses doesn't arise in this article.) --Metropolitan90 (talk) 20:53, 5 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Delete This article fails WP:NOPAGE and appears to be a WP:SYNTH of WP:OR. Newshunter12 (talk) 23:32, 5 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Longevity claims – Los Angeles Times from 1990 and Baltimore Sun from 1991 provide some minimal RS coverage, but this person lacks enduring notability. The rest of the sources are indeed primary, and there is a large SYNTH issue. A redirect to Longevity claims will satisfy the curiosity of people who may look up his name, while educating them on implausible claims of extreme age. — JFG talk 02:55, 6 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Draftify. Push to draft till it meets notability requirements. Germcrow (talk) 17:12, 6 May 2019 (UTC)


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