Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Russell Smith (prisoner activist)

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. Courcelles (talk) 19:11, 29 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Russell Smith (prisoner activist)

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This biography has almost no verified information - the only information that is verified in a reliable source is that Smith founded POSRIP and then disappeared in the early 80s. The other sources are either blogs or primary sources (one of which doesn't even mention him). I found a 2009 book that discusses him,[1] but it so closely resembles this article (which pre-dates the book, see the version from the beginning of 2009) that I would be concerned about fact-laundering if we used it as a source.

I am not proposing a merge to Just Detention International due to the lack of information about Smith available in reliable sources.

Note: User:Russelldansmith (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) who claimed to be the subject of the article was blocked in February for making legal threats, and a Russell Dan Smith did then file legal proceedings against ~~the WMF~~ the Department of Homeland Security for not investigating the WMF for links to terrorism:[2][3]. A biography of someone claiming to be Smith is available on Xlibris, a self-publishing platform. Fences&Windows 13:53, 22 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Crime-related deletion discussions. -- Fences&Windows 13:58, 22 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 15:38, 22 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Unlikely search term; no need for redirect. This is probably the same guy who has written a non-notable series of books about ETs and sex, but there is a lack of signficiant coverage in independent reliable sources on which to build an article. The New York Observer article is likely the only reliable secondary source and there is nothing of substance there that could not be included in Just Detention International. Location (talk) 20:29, 22 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. None of the sources used in the article can be regarded as reliable, and much of the article is unreferenced. Furthermore, I am unable to locate reliable sources myself. -- Blanchardb -^{Me•MyEars•MyMouth}- timed 22:31, 22 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- COI disclosure: The subject is currently indef-blocked from editing Wikipedia over legal threats made here on my talk page and reiterated through an unblock request. I was mentioned by name in this writ, submitted by the subject. -- Blanchardb -^{Me•MyEars•MyMouth}- timed 22:31, 22 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom. Lionel (talk) 04:27, 23 July 2010 (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.