Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Michele Geraci


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The result was delete. SoWhy 15:05, 17 May 2018 (UTC)

Michele Geraci

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As far as I can tell, Mr Geraci has no scientific output whatsoever. There is no academic CV available online, nor I could find any publications on Google Scholar. He has enjoyed some notoriety due to op-eds written on Italian newspapers, and for being associated with the 5-Stars Movement, currently the largest party in the country. Moreover, and as noted by another user, many parts of this Wikipedia entry are suspiciously similar to extracts of biographies available on his websites (they also include a number of grammar errors).

Finally, the promotional content of the webpage is apparent. For example, no serious economist (or researcher) would write in his/her biography: "When he was only 28 years old, he was already Teaching Assistant at M.I.T. Sloan School of Management in Boston to Prof. Jerry Hausman." Most graduate students are teaching assistants of faculty members, and most of them do so during their twenties, so it is not clear why we should be impressed. Similarly, it is a bit unusual to read in the very first paragraph of the "Works" section that he "manages a Facebook page and a personal blog dealing with China’s current economic affairs."

To be clear, Mr Geraci has a respectable biography and is probably a competent individual. However, such an impressing Wikipedia entry may be misleading. For example, in a characteristic example of sloppiness of the Italian press, in the article linked below he is interviewed on issues such as tax policy and minimum income. These are hugely complex topics and, by reading such a "stellar" resume, the readers may give too much weight to his opinion, despite the fact that he has never done any serious research. Certainly that seems to be the case for the reporter, who appears to draw extensively upon his Wikipedia entry to introduce Mr Geraci.

https://www.corriere.it/politica/18_maggio_03/prof-cinese-che-mette-d-accordo-lega-m5s-flat-tax-reddito-cittadinanza-insieme-a9c32206-4ed7-11e8-aead-38ee720fad91.shtml?refresh_ce-cp

Creating deletion discussion for Michele Geraci Sicumerax (talk) 15:29, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
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 * Delete the article is a disaster, and I see no claim of meeting WP:NPROF. GNG isn't met either; the references are things like transcripts of a lecture at a non-notable event, or pieces by him. power~enwiki ( π,  ν ) 02:56, 12 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete fails WP:NPROF. --Vituzzu (talk) 23:27, 13 May 2018 (UTC)


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