Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/John Milligan-Whyte


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.

The result was delete. Liz Read! Talk! 02:43, 3 February 2022 (UTC)

John Milligan-Whyte

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This article covers a subject who does not appear to have done anything notable. The main achievement cited is that the subject authored a document on grand strategy for the US-China partnership - however, there is scant evidence that this document has influenced any policies, any policy makers, or any public discussions on matters relating to the title. The vast majority of external references link to documents authored by the subject or his wife, or to organizations led by the subject and his wife; the remainder do not substantiate the claim. Independent web search does not reveal any independent sources citing the subject or his achievements. Finally, the article was created and expanded in 2011 by one account and a series of IP addresses that have only contributed to this article. On this basis, I propose that the subject is not notable, and that the sources for his claims are not verifiable. The article should be deleted. Innocent76 (talk) 02:43, 27 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I am also nominating the following related pages because the subject (Dai Min) is the wife of the original AfD subject (John Milligan-Whyte), and the article for Ms. Dai references the same activities and achievements, with exactly the same flaws in sourcing:


 * Delete Ref bombing, and seems to be citing his own articles in the People's Daily, which I believe is not a trusted/reliable source to be used. Oaktree b (talk) 03:48, 27 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete both per nom. It's an embarrassment to the site the article has existed in this form for a decade.  It is egregiously promotional and potentially an autobiography.  There is no claim to notability other than links to his own website. User:力 (powera,  π,  ν ) 03:53, 27 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete. Clear case of self promotion.  Athel cb (talk) 15:04, 27 January 2022 (UTC)
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 * Delete Completely promotional failure of WP:ABOUTSELF, when the first claim of significance is cited to an article you wrote that's a bad sign... Would delete on both notability and WP:TNT grounds. Jumpytoo Talk 18:36, 27 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete both per the lack of significant coverage of reliable sources. I searched for sources for John Milligan-Whyte and Dai Min and could not find significant coverage about them to meet Notability. Cunard (talk) 23:40, 29 January 2022 (UTC)


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