Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dr. Mike Cohen

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 of the debate was delete. King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 22:11, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

Dr. Mike Cohen

Seems quite non-notable; one of many such introduced by User:Israelbeach and socks. --jpgordon∇∆∇∆ 00:59, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

• Delete, doesn't fit WP:BIO. ^Triana_C 01:13, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
• Comment At the very least it needs to be renamed. Note that the current Mike Cohen article is about two different people! --jpgordon∇∆∇∆ 01:28, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Comment Not any more it isn't... :) Viridae 09:52, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
• Comment A few comments. 1. If Cohen does belong to a special unit in the IDF it should not be posted on Wiki. 2. Do not understand jpgordon obcessive personal attacks against userIsraelbeach who is no longer on Wiki and thus cannot defend himself. I, too, am a "suspected" sockpuppet of Israelbeach, (as anyone who supports Israelbeach has been labeled a sockpuppet without any evidence.) Only thing missing here, is if I was a sockpuppet of Israelbeach why then am I voting to delete here? As Wikitruth declares: "some things are just a mystery at Wikipedia." Potterseesall 07:12, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
• Delete, fails WP:BIO. --Coredesat 02:04, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
• Delete. Hasn't done anything that sets him apart from similarly situated individuals that would make him worthy of an encyclopedia article. Peyna 03:13, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
• Delete non-notable. Deyyaz ^{[ Talk | Contribs ]} 04:14, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
• Delete non-notable; only claim to fame is being part of the Galilee institute, and being a researcher isn't notable per se. — ዮም (Yom) | contribs • Talk 04:35, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per the above. -Medtopic 05:10, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
• Delete. Mike Cohen is not notable. There are thousands of reserve majors in the Israel Defense Forces. What disturbs me is that if he does belong to a special unit in the IDF, it should not be posted on Wikipedia. Potterseesall 07:12, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Since I am unfamiliar with how the IDF works, why is it a concern for such information to be posted on Wikipedia? Unless it is illegal to post such information, Wikipedia is not censored. Peyna 11:39, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
    • Not so much illegal as a risk to his safety. (well it might be illegal - not sure) Viridae 11:53, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
      • Delete What seems stranger is why does user:potterseesall suddenly introduce the "elite unit" term which appears nowhere else - except of course by posts by [[user:Israelbeach] on other forums. Oh, and why did user:potterseesall put up the original entry at all - with coincidentally abusive ans false information about Dr Cohen. Coincidental in that it happened almost simultaneusly with a dispute on another forum where user:Israelbeach had a public spat with Dr Cohen and came out looking a little shabby ... hmmmm... "suspected" sock puppet???—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Hpaami (talk • contribs) 19:58, 25 June 2006 (UTC).
• Delete. I am Dr. Mike Cohen. I am a PR spinmaster by trade and a scholar by night. I am not notable in the encyclopedic sense and I am all for the deletion of the reference that was posted by someone other than myself. I am not a Wiki user and really prefer to stay out of this fray. As has been said here by others there are thousands upon thousands of reserve majors in the Israel Defense Forces - I am only one of the guys. For those who fear security - that is not an issue as many IDF special units are no longer very secret, especially us old folks. Please feel free to delete this entry with my blessings.
• Delete - non-notable --Kungfu Adam ^(talk) 19:59, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
• Delete Pascal.Tesson 22:00, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
• Delete quite simply nn. and fails WP:BIO, and beyond that has no real reason for expectional treatment. --Wisden17 22:01, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
• Keep Only a week old. Has not been given sufficient time to develop. Armedblowfish (talk|mail|contribs) 22:49, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
• Delete I have lived in Israel for over two decades and never heard of Mike Cohen or The Galilee Institute. Karnei 18:31, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
• Delete as per the above. Bonnieisrael 11:50, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

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.