Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nikhil Chandwani (Author)


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The result was delete.  MBisanz  talk 23:10, 22 January 2016 (UTC)

Nikhil Chandwani (Author)

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On the face of it, this is a well-sourced article that refers to reputable newspapers and the author even receives mention on the website of the Indian government's Ministry of External Affairs. But something about this just says "hoax" to me. It caught my attention because of an unsourced claim about the subject receiving a PhD from "White Lake University". After searching I could not find any evidence of such a university existing so I removed the claim. After looking into the sources further, I have found that every link appears to be circular with no true source. Looking at the article's claims of notability in detail: In summary, if I am wrong and the subject is a successful author, I would like to apologize in advance and congratulate him on his success at such a young age. If I am correct and it is a hoax, I'd like to also congratulate him on getting his name successfully added to so many seemingly reliable sources and creating a very plausible biography. AtHomeIn神戸 (talk) 01:51, 15 January 2016 (UTC)
 * 1) His "Conspiracy Novel of the Year Award" from the "American Literary Forum Society": I cannot find any mention of this society existing except in relation to their award to him.
 * 2) The "UK Writers' Award" he has supposedly won: It is a fairly generic name, but I cannot find any mention of the award or the author in UK media.
 * 3) "Global Indian of the Year Award" from the "Global Indian Forum Society". Searching for this society's name returns only 8 hits in google, all related to their award to the author. At least two Indian newspapers give out an award with the same name, but they have not given it to this author.
 * 4) His two "Hollywood movies" do not have articles on Wikipedia. The first, "Escape from Kenya" has an entry in IMDB. It mentions him as the writer and director but contains no other information, not even a list of cast. The second, "Amazing Amazon Adventures", brings up too many irrelevant hits. Add "indian movie" and you get 27 fairly meaningless hits, with the first bunch all being self-published by the author, such as his LinkedIn profile.
 * 5) The original version of the article claimed his book was the highest selling in India in 2013, which is not supported by any sources and was removed during a cleanup of the article.
 * 6) Finally, I note that this has (author) as unnecessary disambiguation. Nikhil Chandwani was deleted in a 2011 AFD and speedy deleted in 2012 and 2013. The current article was created in May 2015. I can't say whether it is about the same person though.
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions.  sst  ✈  02:35, 15 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions.  sst  ✈  02:35, 15 January 2016 (UTC)


 * The book also appears to be self-published. (No vote since this is just a drive-by observation from a mostly inactive editor.) humblefool&reg; 04:11, 15 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete This article is a hoax, a house built on a foundation of sand. The awards are imaginary confections. Any coverage is credulous and therefore unreliable. There is no significant coverage in independent, reliable sources. Cullen328  Let's discuss it  04:24, 15 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete - Noticeably troubled and not yet solid for the applicable notability. SwisterTwister   talk  07:17, 15 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete Fails WP:GNG and is upcoming at best upcoming.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 07:28, 15 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete, Not notable, and it might have even been a candidate for speedy, given that it's likely a hoax. Hallward's Ghost (Kevin) (My talkpage) 17:05, 22 January 2016 (UTC)


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