Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Barry Engel

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The result was deletion per CSD:G12. Unambiguous copyright violation.—Kww(talk) 22:03, 18 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Barry Engel[edit]

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The article does not meet WP:BIO because although this person has significant achievements, as well as claims to be reported in news sources, there are not enough reliable sources to verify it. PubLaw doesn't even exist and there are numerous references to Google Books. ~~JHUbal27 00:25, 18 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. If PubLaw doesn't exist, you'd wonder if the rest of the information is made up. NintendoFan (Talk, Contribs) 01:50, 18 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. PubLaw was a mistake in the citations added by a novice Wikipedia editor (me). The citations were not meant to mislead and the Work=PubLaw refrences in code have since removed once brought to my attention. Working hard to improve this article, including references and appreciate the Communities' advice and support. Awolfyavis (talk) 02:23, 18 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Delete It is worth noting here that the magazine cited from the american bar association is not their scholarly journal but their trade publication. The articles all read like press releases. As there is nothing backing up the claims of being written about in the various magazines, I have removed that from the article. It always makes me suspicious when claims like that are made, as the author has demonstrated that he knows how to reference, why wouldn't he have referenced that? Something about the "superlawyer" website just seems fishy...maybe it is just me, but all the self-hype seems not fitting for a site that claims to be neutral. In short, he is a licensed attorney who has written a book. Neither are enough to reach WP:GNG or WP:BIO. Gtwfan52 (talk) 04:34, 18 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Flagged for copyvio and clearly promotional. Carrite (talk) 21:32, 18 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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.