Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lino Bianco


 * 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   keep. The count of votes is meaningless here, but the quality matters. Being an SPA isn't a valid reason to delete an article. That it is promotional is problematic, but that can be fixed by editing (and the editor in me recommends bringing a chainsaw to do the job), but the core is whether or not he is notable, with WP:SCHOLAR being the primary reason to keep. The arguments are stronger here, and the evidence backs it up. There are other claims of criteria being met as well, and while the sources in the article aren't all jems, enough WP:RS exist to support these claims here. Looking at the discussion (and previous experience), I see a consensus to keep. Dennis - 2&cent; 16:01, 24 October 2014 (UTC)

Lino Bianco

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According to a quick online search, the contents of this article is a hoax. Ex, http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/05/lino-bianco-the-labour-ep-candidate-appointed-ambassador-to-romania-even-as-he-campaigns-for-election-is-a-false-professor/

"Lino Bianco is a ‘made up’ professor. His University of Malta bio has him down as ‘doctor’. He is a ‘professor’ with the International Academy of Architecture, based in Sofia and that IS NOT a university."

Most of the sources are from lino-bianco.com &eta;oian   &Dagger;orever &eta;ew &Dagger;rontiers  19:13, 7 October 2014 (UTC)
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 * Delete, unlikely to be a hoax, but looks like dubious promotion (likely self-promotion). I can't find any reliable sources discussing the subject in depth. Pburka (talk) 23:53, 7 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Delete created by a single purpose editor, likely WP:AUTOBIO. LibStar (talk) 00:45, 8 October 2014 (UTC)


 * Keep This may indeed have been created by a single purpose editor but the fact remains that Lino Bianco has a string of notable achievements and credentials. There are also a number of recent English-language news items which can be accessed via Google. The article should however be toned down so that it is not promotional.--Ipigott (talk) 08:09, 8 October 2014 (UTC)
 * see WP:GHITS, simply adding the word "news" to the search does not find news sources. Most of those hits don't establish notability. LibStar (talk) 08:58, 8 October 2014 (UTC)


 * Keep Definitely meets GNG. Notable architect who also meets WP:SCHOLAR.♦ Dr. Blofeld  10:55, 8 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep Definitely meets WP:GNG. Notable architect who also meets WP:SCHOLAR, and a notable diplomat, too. Even the blog that is cited that purportedly questions whether he is a "professor" shows a picture of him being appointed by the president to his diplomatic post. 7&amp;6=thirteen (☎) 11:13, 8 October 2014 (UTC)
 * how is he a notable architect and notable diplomat? Ambassadors are not inherently notable. LibStar (talk) 11:50, 8 October 2014 (UTC)
 * It is part of a larger picture, which you choose not to see. 7&amp;6=thirteen (☎) 12:24, 8 October 2014 (UTC)
 * FYI see Justus Dahinden 7&amp;6=thirteen (☎</b>) 14:17, 8 October 2014 (UTC)

WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS is not a reason for keeping. LibStar (talk) 14:45, 8 October 2014 (UTC)
 * he is only lecturer level not professor. So he does not meet WP:SCHOLAR by his position https://www.um.edu.mt/profile/linobianco LibStar (talk) 14:51, 8 October 2014 (UTC)

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 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 06:31, 14 October 2014 (UTC)

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 * Keep All references check out and are provided from varied sources; With regards to the issue whether he is a professor or not, he does not show as professor on the University of Malta website, however the same University published an article describing his recognition from the IAA (International Academy of Architecture) . Until my last access, the references provided provide enough depth and cross referencing to keep this page. Invitcus (talk) 19:30, 18 October 2014 (UTC)

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 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  Biblio worm  01:10, 24 October 2014 (UTC)

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 * Delete - he's an MEP candidate, an architect, a doctor and a diplomat, so clearly real, but not apparently notable in any of those fields (even the Times of Malta has to introduce who he is in the link I cite, and there's under half a million people in the entire country) - no big books, no significant buildings, no academic breakthroughs. User:JoeabyVASSALLO is an SPA who has worked only on this page, and set it up. He might become notable but right now this is a WP:TOOSOON for English Wikipedia. I note, also, that being an ambassador in a country with a population of 430,000 is a far lower bar than becoming an academic or ambassador in a country with a population 100, or 1000, times as large. AdventurousMe (talk) 13:34, 24 October 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.