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 keep. John254 00:02, 2 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Mohammed Ayoob[edit]

Entirely unsourced, original research. One of the primary proponents of the material has a conflict of interest as indicated at WP:BLP/N#Mohammed Ayoob BLP 2. No notability established. seicer | talk | contribs 19:26, 26 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I do not understand why an article, that has been vandalized and in which libelous material has been inserted, should be deleted instead of the vandal being deterred and/or punished by exposing him/her publicly. The offender's objective would be achieved by deleting this article. No other purpose will be served. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.20.144.7 (talk) 20:04, 26 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The bio can be authenticated by referring to the Michigan State University website at http://jmc.msu.edu/faculty/show.asp?id=2 and at http://polisci.msu.edu/people/ayoob.htm —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.20.144.7 (talk) 20:54, 26 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This article should be deleted. Dr.Ayoob is the creator of this article himself. If you trace the original i.p.addresses the day this article was created it goes back to his home in lansing, michigan through a comcast connection resgistered to him. Dr.Ayoob is not an authority on any subject that requires a special wikipedia section dedicated to him. A footnote as an author in the international relations, subsect of realism is more than enough. This article should be deleted to prevent Dr.ayoob from self promotion. 35.8.219.25 (talk) 00:22, 27 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ayoob continues to flagrantly self promote himself and violates wikipedia rules again and again even in this section. Instead of appreciating rules of Wikipedia he is pleading that his self created hagiography ( fiction ) be allowed to stay on a great website like wikpedia. The unsigned user from I.P.Address 76.20.144.7 is Dr.Ayoob himself. Please delete this article as soon as possible.35.8.219.25 (talk) 00:34, 27 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comment The honesty of user 35. can be seen by the outrageous BLP-violating additions repeatedly made to the article after repeated warnings in the last day since the item was placed on AfD--and on other articles previously. . I have semi-protected the article. I was about to block the ip, but another admin beat me to it. DGG (talk) 01:42, 27 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy keep He is in fact, as can be readily verified from official sources, University Distinguished Professor of International Relations, Michigan State University, with multiple awards. His publications can be independently verified as well. The present article contains no puffery, and COI is not reason for deletion. The nom seems to have been placedwithout any attempt to verify or look for sources. DGG (talk) 01:47, 27 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: The article has been orphaned since 2006, and unreferenced since 2007. Even before it was tagged, the article was nothing more than research. There is little doubt that it will be improved in the near future. seicer | talk | contribs 02:07, 27 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletion discussions. —David Eppstein (talk) 06:32, 27 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Having the title Distinguished professor, which only goes to a small number of full professors and is confirmed by the university source provided, is ample evidence of passing criterion 6 of WP:PROF. Phil Bridger (talk) 11:53, 27 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep The article has a single source which confirms his notability. Using a quick google search, there appears to be additional sources that could be used to further cite the article Having an author who has a conflict of interest is not a reason to delete an article. The article definetely requires some work, but that isn't a reason to delete it either. Jons63 (talk) 12:29, 27 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep No doubt about his position. Most facts in this article appear to be easily sourceable; it's a little unbalanced, perhaps, but editing can fix that. Matthew Brown (Morven) (T:C) 15:41, 27 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. I think that just about everything that could be said to support a keep position has already been written. Coccyx Bloccyx (talk) 18:30, 27 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Just to set the record straight, I am not the original author of this article. In fact, it was brought to my attention by a colleague about a year after it had been posted on wikipedia. I am grateful to the editors for protecting the article and for their fair minded comments about it. Mohammed Ayoob —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.20.144.7 (talk) 00:26, 28 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy Delete:

I agree that this section should be deleted. Ayoob clearly has a conflict of interest. This document is a rather biased work of one living person editing his own "praise" and "critique". If you notice this Mohammad Ayoob edits all sorts of critical and crique related information and adds in subjective information such as " imporant figure", "prodige", "expert". Even this Michigan State University bio that is referenced as a source does not back up these flagrantly self promoting claims. Secondly the opportunity to provide critique of ayoobs main political philosphy, thesis and other dubios and specious arguments are vehemntly denied by Ayoob and deleted by the author.Ayoob cannot make his own creation on wikipedia, his personal fiefdom. Again This person is not a figure worth having any wikipedia living person biography section dedicated to in the first place. 35.8.131.140 (talk) 23:58, 28 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy Delete:

Comments inserted by Mohammad Ayoob such as "Ayoob has been an important figure in the field of International Relations. He is considered a leading scholar in this sub-discipline of Political Science" are evidence of this man's clear self promotion on this forum. No peer reviewed journals support these high claims. Ayoob is an unknown figure in academia, with a notorious reputation to self promote. Please delete thise section immediately in the interest of maintaining standards on wikipedia.35.8.131.140 (talk) 00:03, 29 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I think Mohammad Ayoob needs a reality check. Please go to the msu student website rating professors. http://www.allmsu.com/home/ Their you can clearly see the disdain with which most students, academics of michigan state university view ayoob and his self promoting ways.35.8.131.140 (talk) 00:50, 29 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - This article needs to be thoroughly edited as some of the claims are ludicrous. It is obvious the author and subject of the wiki document are one and the same i.e., Mohammad Ayoob. Wikipedia rules are violated numerously by Ayoob. Recommend to delete this article soon. 35.8.218.247 (talk) 02:05, 29 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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