Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Todd Brendan Fahey

 This page is an archive of the discussion about the proposed deletion of the article below. This page is no longer live. Further comments should be made on the article's talk page rather than here so that this page is preserved as an historic record. The result of the debate was - deleted - SimonP 00:30, Jun 16, 2005 (UTC)

Todd Brendan Fahey
I honestly don't know quite what to make of this one. An internet kook? Legit author? Please help decide. He gets a fair number of google hits, but they tend to be either self-promotion, a bunch of self-referential blogs, mentions of what seems to be a vanity-press book he wrote on kook websites, notices alleging that he has engaged in libel, or mirrors of his "article" here, which has been the target of repeated vandalism. To me, it looks as though it doesn't add up to much. I would say delete unless someone makes a compelling argument otherwise. In any case the article needs a lot of work if it is to be kept - much of the information seems unverifiable. Fawcett5 13:11, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Undecided at the moment. The book is real... at least, it's on Amazon and has reviews, but the Amazon sales rank is well under the 1 million mark.  What I'd like to know is whether it was legitimately published or was it vanity-press (Far Gone Books doesn't sound like one) or self-published? Does anybody know that with a reasonable amount of certainty?  Andrew Lenahan - St ar bli nd  14:25, Jun 2, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete: Far Gone Books is a publisher created by the author.  Sales rank is 1,111,784 on Amazon, and it's a copyvio.  The anon's are defending it via removing copyvio and vfd notices, which also pushes me towards delete..  Non-encyclopedic.  Non-notable. Wikibofh 14:38, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * I removed the copyvio notice. Biography.ms turns out to be a GFDL non-compliant wikipedia mirror. Fawcett5 14:43, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Ah...nice catch. I'll need to remember that for the future.  No impact on my vote.  :) Wikibofh 14:48, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Delete as it seems to be a POV piece, possibly from the man himself. Not-notable. Kel-nage 14:45, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete Unfortunately, Mr. Fahey is "uknown". I've heard claims that he has authored two other books, but no-one seems to know what they are. I am in agreement with Kel-nage; this space would be better spent on more informative articles and not self-aggrandizement. Peace.--Venerable Bede 14:47, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Weak delete. He is a legitimate freelance writer, but this article seems like another example of "shameless self-promotion" (to quote his website). Furthermore, the information presented seems unverifiable, and don't read to much into that "professor of English" claim in South Korea. It may mean he teaches English to Koreans, and you don't need a masters degree to do that. --Scimitar 15:35, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Don't Delete!! I'm still laughing at that entry.  To remove such delight from the web would be a crime against humanity.  Surely, TBF is the messiah!!
 * Vote by User:Polichinello. 2 total edits.  Smells like Sockpuppet. Wikibofh 16:06, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Oh, no!! I've been outed as a "sockpuppet" for Todd Brendan Fahey!  The horror.  The horror. I might wind up like Hercules!--Polichinello.


 * Delete. --Calton | Talk 16:19, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. -- Soi Cowboy | No one needs to read another Hunter Thompson wannabe without any talent, other than shameless self promotion. Paranoic drool from a disturbed mind.  A cursory read of the man's postings and interviews reveals a very disturbed mind, as well as one with severe delusions of grandeur.
 * Weak Delete I think this is more promotion (either self or someone who really likes him) than anything, but I'm willing ot be convinced otherwise. --Xcali 16:37, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete self-promotion CDC   (talk)  18:55, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Why the constant vandalism from this page's beginning?
 * Delete. I'm sorry that Mr. Fahey has emotional issues, but that doesn't give him the right to use Wikipedia as part of his self-esteem therapy. Non-encyclopedic. Non-notable. Self-promoting vanity. 69.41.173.145 21:25, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. &mdash; Phil Welch 00:11, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete vanity. --Etacar11 00:45, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)


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