Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Christopher Gudgeon

:{{la|Christopher Gudgeon}} – (View AfDView log)

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I am also nominating the following related page because it is a purported published work by the article subject:

:{{la|Mingling Among the Mongols}}

No indication Christopher Gudgeon exists as described in the article. A search of the name turns up many Wikipedia mirrors, official and unofficial, reposting the article but no reliable sources. The article content had grown to be increasingly more far-fetched by various anonymous editors, but has later been trimmed back to less outrageous content. Possibly of note, the creator of the article has one other visible edit on Wikipedia, an obvious hoax posted to their user page.

The book “Modern Life in Ancient Rome” that is “renowned in scholarly circles” cannot be found as an actual listing. The first two reference links in the article are either bogus or outdated; they do not list the person, and have not listed him for the more than a year that these articles have been on my watchlist. The third reference link is the same as first reference used in his travel memoir “Mingling Among the Mongols”, addressed below.

Mingling Among the Mongols is not found in any reliable online book archive or search engine that I could locate. Of the two references in the article, the first link is 404’ed and the second is not specific to, and does not mention, the book or author. Checking the 404 link with the Internet Archive displays a page which does not reference the content or book as used in the article. Also, the misspelled title and design of the book cover image is somewhat suspect.

I’ve had these two articles on my watchlist as a low-level probable hoax for a long time, but regardless of their subject’s existence, the articles fail the core policy of verifiability and should be deleted unless reliable sources are found to support the content and claims. Michael Devore (talk) 18:16, 26 February 2011 (UTC)

• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 18:57, 26 February 2011 (UTC)
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 18:57, 26 February 2011 (UTC)
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• nominated for speedy deletion -- it's pretty clear it's a hoax, a search for subject limited to site:kcl.ac.uk produces no results, nor do the references include any mention of him. The book should go as well. Nomoskedasticity (talk) 19:05, 26 February 2011 (UTC)
• Speedy Delete as probable hoax. Series of inane additions made by IP editors, including purported authorship of the nonsensical title Modern Life in Ancient Rome. No evidence this "scholar" exists. Carrite (talk) 20:12, 26 February 2011 (UTC)

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