Wikiquote:Votes for deletion archive/Doug Horton


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The result was: delete. ~ Jeff Q (talk) 02:46, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

Doug Horton
Not notable - This person seems to show up on numerous quote sites, so he may be notable, but I find little evidence beyond that. He may just have flooded those sites with his "witticisms." ~ UDScott 20:49, 6 October 2006 (UTC)


 * Vote closed. Result: delete (5 deletes; no dissent). ~ Jeff Q (talk) 02:46, 14 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete, unless evidence of notability is provided. ~ UDScott 20:49, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. Possibly a hoax, or at least a determined quote-spammer. The single external link, to the World Bank, is for a non-existent page. A name as common as "Doug Horton" should provide some semi-notable figure (two Douglas Hortons are mentioned in WP articles currently), but all the most prominent Google inquiries are quote sites, suggesting a concerted effort to spread these supposed quotes. ~ Jeff Q (talk) 01:04, 7 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. 121a0012 03:01, 7 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. - InvisibleSun 15:14, 7 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. —LrdChaos (talk) 20:42, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment: Incidentally, I discovered that, according to the Internet Wayback Machine, the World Bank link that MosheZadka long ago added, when it was still working, described a "Doug Horton" who was a World Bank economist and author of many books. However, I found nothing to link that Doug Horton to these quotes. ~ Jeff Q (talk) 02:45, 14 October 2006 (UTC)


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