Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Wayne Schoenfeld


 * 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. ✗ plicit  12:01, 27 May 2022 (UTC)

Wayne Schoenfeld

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Appears to fail WP:AUTHOR. See also Talk:Wayne Schoenfeld. – Ploni (talk) 13:16, 14 May 2022 (UTC) Relisting comment: Previously nominated via WP:PROD, ineligible for soft deletion. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗  plicit  00:10, 22 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: People, Photography,  and California.  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 13:26, 14 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions.  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 13:27, 14 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Comment - Something seems "off" about this article. I had a look at some of the sourcing (not all) and the New York Times, International Herald Tribune, have zero record of him nor the author in their archives. The Los Angeles Times and others did not check out either. This might be a possible hoax or fake sources? I'll spend some time to look deeper into the sourcing before coming to any firm conclusions and !voting. Netherzone (talk) 18:08, 15 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete - After conducting a WP:BEFORE search, it seems apparent that this person does not meet our notability requirements for WP:AUTHOR, WP:NARTIST, nor WP:GNG. I searched the databases of the newspapers and other publications that supposedly had coverage, but most of them showed no mention of this person at all, or were simple name checks or calendar listings. The permanent collection claim is false, as this too was a name check that he was in a show not a permanent collection. His books are mostly self-published. A Google search reveals only social media, a few press releases and wikipedia mirrors, a Newspapers.com search shows no in-depth SIGCOV. The sourcing is dubious and the article seems to be a PR effort, and as mentioned in the nomination a COI creation, (possible UPE). Netherzone (talk) 19:08, 15 May 2022 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.


 * Delete if nothing else, for the blatant falsification of sources. Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 02:37, 22 May 2022 (UTC)


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