Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Les Brown (motivational speaker)


 * 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. -- Cirt (talk) 00:18, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

Les Brown (motivational speaker)

 * – ( View AfD View log ) •

I have been able to verify almost nothing in the article. The basic biographical facts seem to be based on accounts he wrote of his own  upbringing, back to periods that he would have been too young to remember. Everything is either self-published, or based upon self-publshed sources The references for his accomplishments are false,. His books are self published, and almost unrepresented in Amazon. I see no sources documenting his work as a dj. His film is based only on an imdb article which is a user-written sketch out any details of cast or production. The awards can not be documented. There are zero reliable news sources available. The station listed does not exist, though one of the same call numbers exists in another part of the country. Success University has a blank website & I doubt its real existence!!

I can not even find evidence for the one thing that ought to be possible, a marriage to Gladys Knight. There is also a article about what might be the same person,Leslie C. Brown, but i cannot verify his position in the Ohio House or Representatives    DGG ( talk ) 08:22, 30 November 2010 (UTC)   DGG ( talk ) 08:22, 30 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete - BLP with few or no verifiable statements definitely fails WP:BIO.-- K orr u ski Talk 11:00, 30 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions.  -- Jclemens-public (talk) 19:42, 30 November 2010 (UTC)
 * I can find another source mentioning a Leslie C. Brown in the Ohio legislature. It doesn't go into detail, and doesn't provide any linkage to this person. Uncle G (talk) 02:13, 1 December 2010 (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.