Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Joseph P. Farrell


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The result was Delete. czar ⨹   15:20, 7 December 2014 (UTC)

Joseph P. Farrell

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"Professor" at an unaccredited "university" whose claim to fame is writing dozens upon dozens of books on conspiracy theories, all of which were published by the marginal pulp house Adventures Unlimited which is located in a duplex in that publishing mecca of Cottonwood, Arizona. References include 2 blogs, 1 podcast, his personal website, and his bio at the website of his unaccredited "university." BlueSalix (talk) 03:47, 30 November 2014 (UTC)
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 * Weak Keep Minor figure in fringe literature. Artw (talk) 04:53, 30 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I forgot about our WP:MINOR-FIGURE-IN-FRINGE-LITERATURE criteria. BlueSalix (talk) 05:02, 30 November 2014 (UTC)
 * he's cited by other writers on fringe subjects, and appears to have a certain degree of notoriety among skeptics. I am pretty certain the article could be improved with sufficient effort, I am on the fence as to if it would be worth it. Artw (talk) 19:37, 30 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Kindly come out and say what skeptics he has "notoriety" among, don't just link to one of my own comments after you drop that. That could be perceived as extremely passive aggressive. Given your behavior pattern to-date I'm not certain such a perception is beneficial for you. BlueSalix (talk) 07:18, 1 December 2014 (UTC)


 * Delete This is a definite delete, can't find a single independent reliable source that discusses his work, not even any notable book reviews? Only conspiracy theory websites cite his work or fringe-related books. Goblin Face (talk) 11:18, 30 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Delete Very little being talked up a lot. --The Vintage Feminist (talk) 13:25, 1 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Delete as nonnotable author of apparently nonnotable fringe books. John Carter (talk)
 * Delete as a pseudobiography constructed from fringe, selfpub, and primary sources. I can find no in depth coverage of his works, either theological or conspiracy, in any non-fringe sources. - LuckyLouie (talk) 18:35, 1 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom., and what Goblin Face said. Dbrodbeck (talk) 22:23, 1 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. NorthAmerica1000 01:41, 2 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions. NorthAmerica1000 01:41, 2 December 2014 (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.