Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Benjamin Epicure

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. ✗plicit 00:57, 14 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Benjamin Epicure

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This article is about a chef that lacks significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources to establish notability. The sourcing in the article fails to establish notability. The version at nomination has 6 references:

Allrecipes interview - not a reliable source
Chef Vibes - a blog which is not a reliable source
Benjaminepicure - the subject's own website which is clearly not independent
Tripadvisor - not a reliable source
Scoopearth "article" - Scoop Earth is not a reliable source and advertises its services including as digital marketing.
Smithmorecastle - the subject's place of work is clearly not indpendent.

This paid article fails to establish notability with the provided sources and I cannot find any coverage in my own searches. Whpq (talk) 00:48, 7 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

'Delete no sources found; I almost thought his name was a marketing gimmick (Epicure chef, very nice), but I guess not. Sources found are what's in the article, his website, trip advisor and his employer's website. A good chef, but not notable. Oaktree b (talk) 02:28, 7 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Merge with Smithmore Castle. The article has already been paid with the disclosure template included in the talk page, and was edited to sound non-promotional. As the subject is an employee of Smithmore Castle, the subject could have some of his related information in there. (E.g. There would be a new section or header that would include all the people related to Smithmore. After having significant coverage in the near future, then the subject involved could have his Wikipedia page live. ReVeluv02 (talk) 08:01, 8 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
There is no independent reliable sources to support even merging. As well, I'm in the middle of WP:BEFORE activity which may result in an AFD for the target article. Whpq (talk) 12:55, 8 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Okay thank you for the response. I understand your discussion. Maybe could at least be considered for a redirect to Smithmore Castle rather than deleting? ReVeluv02 (talk) 02:21, 11 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I have just nominated Smithmore Castle for deletion. Whpq (talk) 18:15, 11 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Welp, just saw the nomination. ReVeluv02 (talk) 15:26, 12 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: People, Food and drink, Iraq, and California. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 19:43, 7 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
delete for reasons already discussed BostonMensa (talk) 04:16, 10 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - truly awful paid editing. If Epicure is notable, which is not at all clear from the sources, then he deserves a better article than this, and his money back from the authoring editor. As an aside, why does their Talkpage not disclose they are receiving payment for churning out this crap? KJP1 (talk) 20:27, 11 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Apparently nothing in terms of reliable, independent sourcing. Best, GPL93 (talk) 20:23, 13 September 2022 (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.