Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:HRH Prince Hashel

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 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the miscellaneous page below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the page's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result of the discussion was delete. Salvio Let's talk about it! 13:17, 30 May 2013 (UTC)

User:HRH Prince Hashel


This user is an SPA whose only contributions are his user page and the two identical AfC pages, declined in February for lack of reliable sources.

In March an IP wrote on the talk page: "This emirate and person do not exist. This is a hoax." Today another IP nominated the user page for speedy deletion on similar grounds. I declined the speedy but promised to investigate.

Although the introductory section gives the impression that this paradisaical-sounding "Emirate of Al Odaid" still exists, it does not. The places listed are in Abu Dhabi or Saudi Arabia. The historical section of the AfC pages says that the emirate was absorbed by its neighbours in the 19th century, when all of the ruling family were killed except one who had been smuggled out, from whom the present Prince is descended, though complex tribal fighting continued after that.

I do not have any way to check that story, but even if true it does not confer notability on the fifth-generation descendant of the last actual ruler 170 years ago; and although the Prince has a considerable presence in social media such as LinkedIn, |HRH%20Prince%20Hashel Google+ and Yatedo, with impressive lists of companies of which he is said to be owner, chairman, CEO etc, ranging from a goldmine in the Sudan to an oil company in Wyoming, I do not find any independent confirmation or comment on him to suggest notability. (There is an Al Odaid Real Estate company in Abu Dhabi, with an Action Group of worried investors, but that does not seem to be connected.)

Delete all. At best, there is a clear COI, and no reliable sources. JohnCD (talk) 19:46, 22 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete all per nomination, however a more likely explanation is that these are vanity pages, pure and simple. The user concerned has no interest in contributing to the encyclopedia. MER-C 07:09, 24 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. MER-C, please avoid the vanity word.  --SmokeyJoe (talk) 13:10, 25 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete all per nom. Hasn't edited since Feb 2012. Obviously  an autobio. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 12:14, 26 May 2013 (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 page's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.