Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rilk Dacleu-Idrac

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The result was delete. Drmies (talk) 03:01, 26 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Rilk Dacleu-Idrac

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I have a strong suspicion that this article is a hoax. None of the 18 references even mention Rilk Dacleu-Idrac, and nearly all of them are dead links. I was unable to find any information on him whatsoever through my own research. His image appears to be photoshopped. There are even discrepencies in the lead, i.e. labeling him as 'African-American' even though he is Belgian. Elspamo4 (talk) 08:13, 19 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 08:30, 19 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete as it seems he actually exists (see this and this but there's still simply no improvement. SwisterTwister talk 03:30, 20 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Indeed, it does seem to be a real person, who, according to this Reuters blog, uses phony identities to promote himself. Perhaps this should have been speedy'd. This news article lists his known pseudonyms. None of the more eccentric names I searched seem to be present within Wikipedia, but I may have missed something. Elspamo4 (talk) 19:16, 20 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Elspamo4, User:SwisterTwister, I have blocked the editor. Drmies (talk) 03:02, 26 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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