Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ola Svenson

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The result of the debate was Delete --Allen3 talk 17:27, September 5, 2005 (UTC)

Ola Svenson
Comment - The authenticity of this page is in dispute. Apparently, there is a real Lake Wobegon effect, and there is a real Ola Svenson (googling on the name "Ola Svenson" in conjunction with "Wobegon" produces a few google hits, all of which cite an academic paper written by Ola Svenson in 1981. This page was originally flagged for a speedy delete, claiming it as an obvious hoax.  I'm not 100% certain of that, given the seeming existence of the "Lake Wobegon effect" as an apparently genuine term used in the psychological sciences.

Of course, it may very well be a hoax. I'm not saying it isn't. I'm just not convinced beyond a shadow of a doubt that it is. So I've removed the "Speedy Delete" flag and put it up for a vote. Extreme Unction 21:16, 30 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Speedy Delete as per Uppland. My apologies for removing the Speedy Delete in the first place.  Extreme Unction 01:24, August 31, 2005 (UTC)
 * Nah, you were probably right to take it here; sometimes it's not that easy to tell. Let it remain for the normal duration of the VfD. If we're lucky, somebody may actually turn it into an article on the real Ola Svenson. If not, nothing is really lost. Uppland 01:38, 31 August 2005 (UTC)


 * Delete. So she published a paper. Nothing special. I can't even find her on the Uni's website; they don't appear to have a psychology department for a start. Having a 'famous' big sister does nothing for you. Notability is not inherited. I turned up no Googles on a join Uni+name search. So we have WP:V problems for a start and WP:PROF problems at the end. Supposing she's even a prof. -Splash 23:24, 30 August 2005 (UTC)
 * The (near-nonsensical) pseudo-academic jargon may give the impression of legitimacy, but that Ola is claimed to have have a brother who is a noted "ichthyologist who did a dissertation on the illusive characteristics of Lutefisk and also did a comparative study on the puzzling relationship between aquavit and lutefisk" gives it away as a joke. Ola is a male name, BTW, but it's a common mistake among non-Scandinavians to assume the opposite. Ola Svenson is a real Swedish psychologist (born 1939), a professor at Stockholm University, and has published quite a lot (homepage). He probably deserves an article, but this is not it. Delete unless rewritten to be about the real Ola Svenson. Uppland 00:57, 31 August 2005 (UTC)


 * Comment. Sounds like something from A Prairie Home Companion. Al 01:07, August 31, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete as patent nonsense. Not even funny enough for BJAODN. MCB 05:59, 31 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete as patent nonsense. Cyclopia 11:34, 31 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete (and possible replace with an article about a real Ola Svenson). // Liftarn
 * Delete - mostly nonsense, and nn without supplying further details of academic achievements and publications CLW 12:20, 31 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete as per Uppland. Jeltz talk  19:50, 31 August 2005 (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 an undeletion request). No further edits should be made to this page.