Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mohammad Ali Taheri


 * 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. Mark Arsten (talk) 00:01, 17 November 2013 (UTC)

Mohammad Ali Taheri

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According to the Wikipedia deletion policy this article does not meet the notability (WP:N), verifiability (WP:V) and reliable sources (WP:RS) nor what Wikipedia is not (WP:NOT)criterion.

This page only consists of only one reliable and objective source which is a dissertation from Harvad University named "Science, Superstition, and the Supernatural in Iran" by A Mohammadi Doostdar. The other sources are based on sources derived from Mohammad Ali Taheri's webpage. There are almost no existing third-party sources mentioning this particular person. Thus the article does not meet the notability criteria of Wikipedia and raises doubt about the reliability of this article.

Furthermore there are no reliable sources verifying his claims other than his own webpage which demonstrates the lack of adherance to the verifiability policy of Wikipedia.

Finally, since this particular person earns money from his pseudo-scientific therapeutic methods (which are mostly consisting of exorcism sessions) and has financial interest in his courses, this article could be misunderstood as percieving Wikipedia as an advertisement hub which is not what Wikipedia is designated to function as. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sepamois (talk • contribs) 15:39, 28 October 2013 (UTC) 
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Mark Arsten (talk) 01:06, 9 November 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete I have removed one major reference that did not back up the claims. The awards are mainly not sourced and google searches do not show them as major awards. The publications are all self published. The section on courses seems promotional.  noq (talk) 11:36, 10 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Iran-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 23:01, 10 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 23:01, 10 November 2013 (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.