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The result was delete. Malcolmxl5 ( talk) 00:36, 18 April 2018 (UTC) reply

Matthew Smith (psychologist)

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Despite the apparent claim to WP:PROF, this seems to be just an average teacher (the "Associate Professor in Psychology" doesn't appear to be backed by credible sources) who has appeared on television a few times, and that's about it. A search for sources is made difficult by several other notable people with the same name, but I can't find anything of greater substance than this - and that's just not good enough for a BLP. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 15:10, 10 April 2018 (UTC) reply

• Delete resident parapsychologist? Not notable, minor TV personality, does not meet WP:PROF.-- Dlohcierekim ( talk) 15:21, 10 April 2018 (UTC) reply

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletion discussions. XOR'easter ( talk) 16:25, 10 April 2018 (UTC) reply

• Delete. PROF isn't met, and neither is the GNG. There's nothing inherently in this person's career that suggests any kind of inherent notability either. Drmies ( talk) 03:43, 11 April 2018 (UTC) reply

• Delete or substantial rewrite, because of possible misrepresentation of the subject. A search for "Matthew Smith medium" turns up some mentions. Are there two Matthew Smiths involved in this shenanigans, or is the psychologist also Minister Matthew Smith (from England) the noted physic? Xanthomelanoussprog ( talk) 07:45, 11 April 2018 (UTC) reply

Well that's weird- there are two. The minister had a previous career as a professional clown bio here. Text of the WP article appears to be from Skeptics in the pub. Xanthomelanoussprog ( talk) 07:53, 11 April 2018 (UTC) reply

• Delete - not notable under BIO, GNG, or PROF. All sources I could find were either by the good doctor, advertising his services or goods, or from unreliable sources. The very best I could find is [1], which is the most casual of mentions, and there is no strong indication it is the same individual. 78.26 _{( spin me / revolutions)} 12:06, 11 April 2018 (UTC) reply
• extraneous remark I am glad to see User:Can't sleep, clown will eat me is still about. -- Dlohcierekim ( talk) 20:17, 12 April 2018 (UTC) reply

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.