Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dark Complected Man

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The result was delete. §FreeRangeFrog^croak 01:58, 16 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Dark Complected Man

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A dedicated article about a conspiracy theory that hasn't been referenced extensively by reliable sources, per WP:NFRINGE. One of the JFK assassination conspiracy articles may be a better fit for this content. - LuckyLouie (talk) 12:45, 9 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions. S.G.^(GH) _ping! 16:34, 9 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete. Fringe conspiracy theory content with no obvious signs of mainstream coverage in reliable sources. There are hits from a few conspiracy theory books (and, of course, lots of hits from conspiracy blogs), but I don't see anything that makes me think that this is an actual academic topic. It's better suited to a conspiracy-themed wiki on Wikia. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 20:16, 9 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Conspiracy theories-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 20:24, 9 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Merge to Umbrella Man (JFK assassination) The Umbrella Man does seem to have received some mainstream attention, and the "Dark Complected Man" seems to be identified as a sidekick of his in the conspiracy literature, kind of Robin to his Batman. He gets a fair few hits in conspiracy books. Maybe there are more under variations of the moniker. I can see nothing in mainstream publications. Paul B (talk) 11:07, 10 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. There is no proper noun entitled "Dark Complected Man" in any reliable sources, therefore, there should be no redirect. The phrase "dark complected man" (similar to "light complected man") is used to describe many people in many sources, so it is not unique enough for redirect. The mention of "a dark complected man" in conspiracy-related sources that are not self-published (of which I count three) give only very trivial mentions in connection with the Umbrella Man, so the subject does not meet requirements for a stand-alone article. Location (talk) 15:23, 10 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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