Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Robert Larzelere


 * 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. No article, no problem. - Mailer Diablo 11:10, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

Robert_Larzelere
This is a non-notable personality. A google search for "Robert Larzelere" produces only 100 results, and it is not at all clear that any of them (apart from the wikipedia link!) refer to the person featured here. Most seem to relate to a reputable clinical psychiatrist at the University of Nebraska.

On the face of it the article is libellous, both to Dr Larzelere, and to Werner Erhard. The article contains very little content of substance, and appears to be almost entirely written by a single editor, user:smeelgova. The article does not meet wikipedia's criteria for verifiability, especially in respect of potentially defamatory personal allegations. The sole source for the contentious material is Pressman's book [Outrageous_Betrayal]. This does not appear to satisfy the reliable source guidelines as it fails to provide footnotes, bibliography or references to the primary sources on which it draws, so the assertions cannot be checked. Although written in a matter-of-fact narrative style, it appears to draw substantially on off-the-record unattributable conversations. The account of the incident featured (and much else in the book) is directly contradicted by attributable eye-witness reports in 60 minutes and the assasination of Werner Erhard, Jane Self Ph.D, 1992 ISBN: 0942540239, which - in contrast - contains over 250 footnotes giving full detail of individuals interviewed and publications quoted. DaveApter 11:30, 21 September 2006 (UTC)


 * DELETE I concur- this article is clearly not designed as an encylopedia article, but rather a "tabloid article" .  It is patently sensational.  I have no pbjective to people freely posting what they think is a good article in good faith even when I disagree with them but this is not done- in my opinion - in this case. Alex Jackl 14:54, 21 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Delete I agree as well. This person seems very minor to not relevant to the background and an encyclopedia. Spacefarer 19:35, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. Danny Lilithborne 20:59, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete utterly tangential. Sm1969 05:55, 22 September 2006 (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.