Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/James Anthony Smith
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- 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. PeaceNT 04:55, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
[edit] James Anthony Smith
Claims of notability are weak at best. No sources in article to show notability -- gsearch for James Smith + Sarasota + author don't come up with this James Smith in the first several pages. Also gsearch for either of the novels listed comes up empty. Contested prod. Fabrictramp 00:53, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
- Delete per nom. Seems non-notable, and I don't like that they quote an interview that he/she supposedly had with this person. —Signed by KoЯnfan71 My Talk Sign Here! 00:56, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
- Delete per nom. Definitely not notable, doesnt seem quite right.--NightRider63 01:45, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
- Delete - non-notable and possibly made up biography. Internet search showed no relevant hits. Even if genuine, the bulk of the article is original research as an itnerview between the alleged subject and an editor. The few verifiable statements are demonstrably false - the US inventor of windshield wipers was Alabama inventor Mary Anderson who is clearly not anyone's great great uncle. The first US phone book was a community-compiled list in Connecticut and the first "yellow pages" was designed by the Reuben H. Donnelly Company in Illinois. I don't know who invented Dixie Cups but I doubt it was either Mary Anderson or the CEO of Donnelly. Euryalus 01:56, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
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