Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Taysha Smith Valez


 * 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. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 23:34, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

Taysha Smith Valez

 * ( [ delete] ) – (View AfD) (View log)

Article is about a phenomenally rich young black woman that lacks any sort of coverage in reliable sources, and as such, fails notability. Sources provided in the article are two press releases and a link to Amazon search results listing her books. All the books are published by H. Couture which is her company and so are self-published. A search for coverage about her turns up little other than press releases. Whpq (talk) 16:07, 23 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Living people-related deletion discussions.  KuyaBriBri Talk 16:28, 23 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions.  KuyaBriBri Talk 16:28, 23 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Comment Some what skeptical about the information presented in the article. The online searches show many recent entires that look promotional.   FloNight&#9829;&#9829;&#9829; 15:06, 25 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment - Indeed, the claim to being the youngest self-made billionaire seems overblown given that her book that she wrote is about being a millionaire. And according to this news item, Mark Zuckerberg holds that distinction.  A severe lack of any coverage for somebody of such accomplishment is not credible.  There would be coverage about her business(es) that created this wealth.  Yet there is none. -- Whpq (talk) 15:18, 25 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Note: The article makes a claim to be the youngest self-made billionaire. This is an assertion of notability, but unsourced, and was removed from the article.  Also see my comment above which indicates that the claim is not credible. -- Whpq (talk) 15:49, 25 June 2009 (UTC)

 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  I 'mperator 21:53, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete. After trying to find some reliable sources on Valez, I find myself becoming more and more convinced that she is just a serial self-promoter.  The link to the site for H Couture Beauty, the company that supposedly made her a "billionairess" is dead.  Tayshasmithvalez.com is a site that criticizes her.  And every link I can find her in my searches is promotional (mainly press releases) or unreliable (blogs, twitter feed).  Dawn Bard (talk) 15:57, 25 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.


 * Delete. These books appear to be self published, for all intents, and having a lot of money doesn't make you notable.  -- Dennis The Tiger   (Rawr and stuff) 23:31, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions.  -- TexasAndroid (talk) 23:32, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Speedy Delete I agree with Dawn Bard. There are a lot of these self-promoting articles. Tree Karma (talk) 03:05, 2 July 2009 (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.