Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Oren Zarif
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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. —Quarl (talk) 2006-12-30 01:38Z
[edit] Oren Zarif
Fails WP:NN Hardly anything on Google about the subject, which would discount the claim of article that subject is "famous." Article also seems to indicate that the subject's claim to fame is wanting businessmen and politicians to listen to him (with the implication that they don't). Article claims that the subject's "long-time rival" is Uri Geller, but there's nothing to that effect under Geller's entry. Finally, one of the three reference links provided is an interview by "by publicist Yoni Raz Portugali," who is currently nominated for deletion as well.[1] TruthGal 00:19, 25 December 2006 (UTC)
- A question as I am still relatively new to this process: Do I need to actually say Delete or is that assumed (as I nominated the entry for deletion)? TruthGal 21:55, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
Delete The supporting references do not appear to be non-trivial, and the information in the article is weak, not suggesting sufficient notability. --Kevin Murray 17:06, 25 December 2006 (UTC)
Keep Known quite well. Many google notable refernces Marina T. 17:52, 26 December 2006 (UTC)
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- I'm sure as the article's author you'd feel that way. However, there are only 17 Google references. And I did a search at Israel's largest online newspaper for this person and only came up with two search results[2] neither of them were about the subject being a psychic - in fact, both of the articles were about the subject adopting a parrot who wouldn't stop swearing (much to the annoyance of his neighbors). The articles describe Zarif not as a famous psychic, but as "a Ramat Gan resident practicing alternative medicine."[3] If this person were truly famous, the headline would begin "Zarif's Dirty Bird..." or "Famous Psychic's Naughty Parrot..." - instead, the headline leads with the bird ("Cussing parrot’s sentence: Death") and the subject is referred to as a "Ramat Gam resident."
- Furthermore, the article is still of questionable accuracy - especially with regard to Uri Geller, whom you claim is Zarif's "long-time rival." After hundreds of edits since 2003, there is no mention of Zarif on the Uri Geller Wiki page.[4] I'm now beginning to believe this entry is a joke and should be a Speedy Delete.TruthGal 16:19, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
Delete per nom. Daniel J. Leivick 17:45, 29 December 2006 (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 article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
