Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Elliott Michael Smith

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The result was delete. DGG ( talk ) 03:22, 13 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Elliott Michael Smith[edit]

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Paid-for article on a non-notable individual. The two references that aren't misused primary or nonindependent sources (i.e. [1] and [2]) only mention Smith in passing, and searches turn up no significant coverage. – Joe (talk) 00:04, 6 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Delete as spam, created in return for undisclosed payments, in violation of terms of use. Guy (Help!) 00:17, 6 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@JzG: It's disclosed on the talk page, so I don't think there's a violation of the ToU in this case. Still spammy, though. – Joe (talk) 00:24, 6 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. XOR'easter (talk) 00:45, 6 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of California-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 00:46, 6 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Delete aspiring Hollywood person who apparently spent his advertising bucks here WP:TOOSOON ☆ Bri (talk) 01:01, 6 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as a commissioned promotional work that is excluded by WP:NOTSPAM. Disclosure doesn't matter if it violates the local policy on promotion. TonyBallioni (talk) 01:03, 6 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Non notable advetising. TOOSOON. L3X1 (distænt write) 01:51, 6 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions. L3X1 (distænt write) 13:39, 6 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - There's some passing mentions, but it's pretty much passing mention all the way down. GMG ^talk 16:22, 6 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Delete a non-notable filmmaker.John Pack Lambert (talk) 23:44, 7 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Delete refspamming. Joseph2302 (talk) 21:25, 11 December 2017 (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.