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My point is not that his invalid claims constitute deletion of the article. The article as it is is not as much of a biography as it is essentially just a list of
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A bio article seems warranted, and it should conclude balanced NPOV coverage of his
Afrocentric claims. There are numerous books to use to cover the scholarly output of the individual. There are sources to refute the unlikely claims. Thee are likely sources for biographical information, Knowledge
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Crazy afrocentrist making bizarre claims that are not supported by genetic evidence, or archaeology. I previously added material that disproved many of his claims about
African presences in Asia but I don't think that this is necessary given that the article does not satisfy
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which is more or less the belief that every noteworthy accomplishment in history can be traced to someone of
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Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a
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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below.
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claims, most of which are very obviously false, as evidenced by the sources I added in
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Fine... I (GSMR, the nominator) retract this nomination.
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