Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Spyros Sofos


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The result was   delete. j⚛e deckertalk 14:25, 5 February 2015 (UTC)

Spyros Sofos

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BLP of an academic of doubtful notability, with a troubled article history. Article was created by a (presumably autobiographical) single-purpose account and has only ever been substantially edited by that SPA on the one side and an aggressive and BLP-violating sockpuppeting detractor on the other. (The subject has also edited with a second account more recently, this time self-declared as himself, but this account has only engaged in legitimate and well-behaved defense against the defamatory socks). No strong evidence of meeting WP:PROF, no independent biographical coverage in reliable sources beyond routine mentioning of his academic work in bibliographies, book reviews, university websites and the like. PROD was removed on the argument that the alleged role of the subject as editor of a journal might meet WP:PROF, but that seems to have been misinformed, as he is indeed not sole editor but only member of the editorial board. The subject himself has indicated that he accepts he may not meet notability standards and has recommended deleting the article Fut.Perf. ☼ 16:43, 28 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletion discussions. —David Eppstein (talk) 17:01, 28 January 2015 (UTC)
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 * Delete. A BLP on a marginally notable subject who recommends deletion due to persistent defamation? Obvious delete. Opabinia regalis (talk) 10:15, 31 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete We do everyone a favor by deleting this one. LaMona (talk) 23:37, 4 February 2015 (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.