Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Joseph Paris

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The result was delete. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 08:16, 20 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Joseph Paris

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Not a notable poet / self-published author (at Lulu; link is blacklisted). No reliable references and nothing in the article is verifiable. power~enwiki (π, ν) 21:23, 12 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Article is promotional. Provided reference is self-published, as are most of the author's works. Slam poetry appearances are in a local venue without third-party coverage. Nothing to support WP:NAUTHOR. Squeamish Ossifrage (talk) 21:45, 12 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Agree on all points re: self-promotion and I couldn't even find the books/stage play mentioned in the article other than on fanfic sites. LovelyLillith (talk) 22:07, 12 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. Nat965 (talk) 23:28, 12 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Illinois-related deletion discussions. Nat965 (talk) 23:28, 12 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - I did quite a bit of searching for references but came up empty handed. You're really think that an "acclaimed American poet" would have more coverage. -- kewlgrapes (talk, contribs) 03:05, 19 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I think he is principally an academic, therefore there are fewer secondary sources.Locust320 (talk) 12:30, 19 April 2018 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Locust320 (talk • contribs) 12:15, 19 April 2018 (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.