Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Patrick Wanis


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The result was delete. 78.26 (spin me / revolutions) 14:46, 20 April 2018 (UTC)

Patrick Wanis

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Wanis Autobiography of a non-notable person. Full of Promotional cruft and vanispam, almost exclusively contributed by three redlinked SPAs, who sometimes have their edits fully reverted, and other times only partially. The talk page discussion of the problems goes back to 2008 when DGG undeleted it (from a PROD?), despite feeling that it would then go to AfD and be deleted. It apparently did not, until now. In 2009 Theserialcomma also commented it should be deleted, and last year Nwyant agreed on the talk page, so there is consensus on talk page to bring it here. As was noted on the talk page about "the educational credentials mentioned in the article. It claims Wanis has "degrees" from W.I.C.S. in Pennsylvania and a PhD A.M. from the "Open International University for Alternative Medicine." W.I.C.S. turns out to be the World Institute for Cognitive Sciences, a storefront in a small shopping center in Lancaster, PA. It does not award degrees. The "PhD AM" traces to a distance learning course offered by the Indian Board of Alternative Medicines, registered by the Government of West Bengal, Calcutta, India. Total fees are US$850 and the only requirement for the degree is submission of a thesis of at least 300 pages on any subject in alternative medicine." Theredproject (talk) 14:11, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete In 2008 I deleted it as G11; I restored it on the basis of a statement by the ed.  that it was still unfinished. (At the time Draft namespace had not yet been created).  I apologize for not following up adequately: since then, it's gotten much worse. The so-callled "books"are not even in Worldcat.  DGG ( talk ) 20:30, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions.  samee  converse  20:42, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions.  samee  converse  20:42, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Australia-related deletion discussions.  samee  converse  20:42, 11 April 2018 (UTC)


 * Delete - a Google search uncovers no biographical coverage. Fails WP:GNG.  TimTempleton (talk)  (cont)  08:13, 20 April 2018 (UTC)


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