Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/John Jossifakis


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The result was delete. ✗ plicit  03:40, 24 May 2022 (UTC)

John Jossifakis

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This has some typical "impressive" sources which turn out to be problematic. Things like this from the "Seattle Daily Observer" or this from the "Denver Reporter" are pure promo pieces, for two "newspapers" without a presence on enwiki (bizarre if they were truly newspapers from these cities) and no indication why they, as local publications, would give this person so much glowing attention. Worse perhaps is this from "Worldwineinfocenter", bringing an article that doesn't mention wine even once. But, wow, it is written by "Jennyfer Smith Senior Journalist https://www.afp.com". Now, that is the website of Agence France-Presse, a very reputable news source, so this would be a clear indication of importance. Strange though how the only references I can find for a Jennyfer Smith working for AFP (as a "senior journalist"), are all for articles about Jossifakis: looking back, the "Denver Reporter" article is also written by her!

Whether he is notable or not (doubtful), the current article needs to be deleted as a promo piece (but not clear enough to just tag it as G11, some explanation was needed I think). And perhaps some of the sources so nicely presented should be blacklisted as they don't seem to be useful... Fram (talk) 14:59, 16 May 2022 (UTC) Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗  plicit  23:50, 23 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Businesspeople, Cyprus,  and Canada. Fram (talk) 14:59, 16 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete - the phenomenon you are describing is fake news black hat SEO sourcing. Compare hxxps://denverreporter.com/2cc3f0da33tid17-australia-has-a-new-left-leaning-government-here-s-what-you-need-to-know1 and hxxps://seattledailyobserver.com/724f0b784etid17-australia-has-a-new-left-leaning-government-here-s-what-you-need-to-know1 hxxps://worldwineinfocenter.com/60a45d936ctid17-australia-has-a-new-left-leaning-government-here-s-what-you-need-to-know1 . Undisclosed paid-for spam, creator blocked. MER-C 12:43, 22 May 2022 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.


 * Delete Anything "crypto" raises a red flag. I can only find a Digital Journal interview, I think it's him but it's about event planning. No reliable sources found. Oaktree b (talk) 02:06, 24 May 2022 (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.