Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Doug Larson

EVula // talk // &#9775;  // 18:37, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

Doug Larson
Aside from the problem of all of the quotes being unsourced, there is some confusion here about the identity of the subject. Although frequently described on quote collection sites as an English gold medal-winning runner in the 1924 Olympics, it turns out there was no such person (see here). The real "Doug Larson," or so it would seem, is Douglas L. Larson (born 1926), a journalist who in 1980 began writing a column called "Senator Soaper." (He was the third person to write a column under this title, his predecessors being Harry V. Wade and Bill Vaughan .) In any case, lack of sourcing and unresolved identity would be the reasons for deletion here. - InvisibleSun 02:07, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Vote closes: 03:00, 13 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete. - InvisibleSun 02:07, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete, per nom. ~ UDScott 13:36, 7 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete, per nom, indeed. BD2412 T 00:33, 9 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. (And people wonder why we need citations.) ~ Ningauble 16:42, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete All unsourced quotes and there are issues related to identity of the person. The entry has been on site for 3 years with no improvement during that time. So unless an interested user researches the topic and sorts out the problems, delete for now. Can be re-created in the future if remarkable quotes from a reliable source are found at a later time. FloNight&#9829;&#9829;&#9829; 17:03, 11 November 2008 (UTC)