Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Economics

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Sonny Africa

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Was deprodded without improvement. Currently, zero in-depth sourcing, and Searches did not turn up enough in-depth coverage from independent, reliable sources to support meeting WP:GNG. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 01:04, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: People, Economics, and Philippines. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 04:36, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Tim Kane

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This article was created as part of an undisclosed paid promotional effort, around the same time as the article from Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/J-P Conte, and was originally basically just a resume. After I cleaned it up a bit, we're not left with even a single good source by my assessment. All that can really be said about the subject of this article is that he exists, ran as a Republican (and lost), and is involved with The Heritage Foundation. MediaKyle (talk) 10:31, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete: Ran as a political candidate as verified by the sourcing, but lost. Serving in the military isn't notable, not sure the other career items listed add up to notability. I can really only find stories about a political run. Oaktree b (talk) 13:52, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect to 2018 Ohio's 12th congressional district special election as an ATD. Fails WP:NPOL. मल्ल (talk) 16:24, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Comment. I think the AfD proposal may understate the relevance of the subject to what Wikipedia would look for in considering if a subject should have a biography. He fails WP:NPOL. Are there thoughts on WP:AUTHOR or WP:ACADEMIC? He is a professor at University of Austin. A combination of his Google Scholar profile and an (admittedly not independent of the subject) biography via his employer lead me to believe this could be an edge case. --Mpen320 (talk) 03:37, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I wasn't aware the subject had written a book until now, but looking into it I was unable to find a single review of it or even a mention, so I'd say notability as an author is off the table. As for academic guidelines, the subject hasn't held any particular position that would make them automatically notable, and that H-index is relatively uninspiring compared to the Google Scholar profiles I've seen in keep results. Granted, I've been wrong about academics a number of times, so maybe I'm missing something. MediaKyle (talk) 11:08, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
On EBSCOHost, I found a few reviews via EBSCO Host, but the filter only shows one review was in peer-reviewed publication and I found another review in Foreign Affairs. A similiar situation for Immigrant Superpower EBSCO Host. I have no real context for H-indexes or anything. This was a real, leave no stone unturned situation to balance it with my personal deletionism. --Mpen320 (talk) 15:10, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect to 2018 Ohio's 12th congressional district special election. --Mpen320 (talk) 15:10, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Economic Impact of the Slave Trade on African Nations Today

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AI-generated content fork ꧁Zanahary꧂ 19:42, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete: AI? Delete. Even if it does have sources listed, they aren't linked and LLM tend to hallucinate. We can't spend time proof-reading every supposed link to verify: A- it exists and B-it actually talks about the subject. I would not accept this if it had gone to the AfC process. There probably is something here, but there's no point in drafting it when it could be complete fabrication. Oaktree b (talk) 20:06, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: There are books about this subject [1], but this LLM could be completely off the mark. Oaktree b (talk) 20:09, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: The red-linked user has been blocked for creation of "LLM slop". I'll speedy this nonsense. Oaktree b (talk) 20:10, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: History and Economics. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 21:19, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete I have no patience for AI-generated articles (due to WP:V) and this one is no exception. WeirdNAnnoyed (talk) 21:20, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as probable AI slop that is structured and titled as a (bad) essay rather than an encyclopedia article. Stepwise Continuous Dysfunction (talk) 21:33, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: It is better to remove AI generated content and articles due to their tendency to hallucinate information and references, rather than waste volunteer time trying to clean them up. Schützenpanzer (Talk) 22:46, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy delete: Unchecked LLM output, and the creator has been blocked as a sockpuppet. Almost certainly {{db-g5}} material SunloungerFrog (talk) 07:41, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hmmm, not sure why your speedy was declined, Oaktree b, but I'll not re-nominate it. Cheers, SunloungerFrog (talk) 07:43, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

"It wasn't created in a ban evasion" was the reason that was listed. Oaktree b (talk) 12:16, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - my problem with AI is that it often uses copyrighted material and smushes it into something that is synthesis. Bearian (talk) 01:56, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

2025 Iran threat of Strait of Hormuz closure

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While i understand why this page was created initially, given the outcome of the iran-israel war i'm not sure if this needs to exist as an article anymore. The effects are negligible as the strait was never closed and the entire article centers around possibilities that never happened. Onegreatjoke (talk) 17:46, 8 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, good afternoon. Although the Strait of Hormuz never closed, it was more of a threat, so if you want, I'll propose two ideas. You can choose which is best. Could the entire article be deleted or would it be placed in the Israel-Iran war section? Regards. Axel1382004 (talk) 17:57, 8 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Military and Economics. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 19:23, 8 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Merge into Iran–Israel war. A certainly notable topic, but would likely fit best into here rather than have an entire separate article about it, especially if it was just a threat. InvadingInvader (userpage, talk) 20:09, 8 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I think it should also be added to the Israel-Iran War article, because since there was a threat and it didn't happen, I think it would be best. If the Strait of Hormuz had really been closed, it would have had to stay there, since it wasn't blocked and didn't happen, well, well. I think it's good to add it to that Israel-Iran War article. Axel1382004 (talk) 21:12, 8 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Merge into Iran-Israel war It is notable that such a threat was made but probably doesn’t need a whole article a merger is the best option. GothicGolem29 (talk) 21:33, 8 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I think this is the best option. Regards. Axel1382004 (talk) 22:17, 8 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete/Merge per WP:NOTNEWS and WP:LASTING. Borgenland (talk) 06:55, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Merge into the war article seems sensible. It was a credible threat, but did not pan out. Metallurgist (talk) 01:15, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - It's a news story, not relevant as an encyclopedic article. JohnMizuki (talk) 09:57, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Merge/Keep this topic has the capability to have a separate page, in the meantime it can be merged into a relevant article too. 110 and 135 (talk) 17:56, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]