Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Russell Longcore


 * 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. --MCB (talk) 22:45, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Russell Longcore

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A failure of WP:BIO. An article on an insurance claims adjuster who is described as "one of the foremost authorities on property and insurance claims in the world." Much of the article is focused on his single book, Insurance Claim Secrets REVEALED!, published through Trafford Publishing, a vanity press. Ordering information and a link are provided. The subject is first described as having won four Grammy Awards - at odds, perhaps, with the later claim that he has "been on recordings that have won four Grammy Awards". The creation of Authorboy1, a single purpose account which is self-described as "Abigail Morgan Austin Publishing Company" on the discussion page. Victoriagirl (talk) 14:18, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. Vanispam. - IceCreamAntisocial (talk) 18:58, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Dear Victoriagirl:

1. I've removed the "foremost authority" sentence. 2. Trafford Publishing is a Publish On Demand (POD) publisher, not a vanity press. 3. I've revised the Grammy information to make sure both comments are consistent with each other. 4. The Authorboy1 is my comment through my publishing company name. No effort at misinformation here...I'm brand new to this forum and there are lots of the procedures I don't understand. Besides, complaining about my account name does not answer the issue. I was asking the person who made the negative comment to explain so I can answer any concerns.

Russell D. LongcoreAuthorboy1 (talk) 15:36, 21 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Comment Authorboy1, I'm afraid I can't agree that Trafford is not a vanity press - despite its use of POD technology. Can we agree that your book is self-published? In any case, the designation, while indicative, is not determinative of non-notability. The nomination is based on a perceived failure of Wikipedia's notability guidelines. With respect, no sign is given that you have been "the subject of published secondary source material which is reliable, intellectually independent, and independent of the subject". Moreover, the links provided for the National Association of Public Insurance Adjusters, the Telarc label and the Grammy Awards do not so much as mention your name. I personally feel that your accomplishments in the insurance and music fields are as presented. That said, here personal feelings aren't what count - what it required are verifiable sources. I have no complaint about your account name, rather I was attempting to get to the root source of an article created by a single purpose account. I recognize you are a new user, and I do hope you contribute further, but I would be in error if I didn't point out Wikipedia's guideline concerning conflict of interest. Victoriagirl (talk) 16:28, 21 February 2008 (UTC)


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