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Contest speedy deletion[edit]

I did not create this article, but hereby contest the proposed speedy deletion. The subject is notable, as CEO of Volkswagen Group of America, who is currently embroiled in the Volkswagen emissions violations scandal. The problem here is that a novice editor, and possibly one who speaks English as a second language, created this article awkwardly, but in good faith. The speedy nomination could have been handled a bit better, and I have asked the nominator to withdraw it. Thanks. Jus da fax 10:21, 23 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I concur, there is no need to delete this article. Zdrak2 (talk) 21:59, 23 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Undue section[edit]

The Diesel emissions scandal section appears to give undue weight. At this point no one has said that Horn did anything wrong and the two sources are him apologizing. A short mention is appropriate but the information in the article is not directly related to him. -- GB fan 13:21, 24 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Reuters and a number of news agencies citing Reuters are reporting that he will be fired on Friday. [1], [2]. I think that's too speculative to add at this point but it supports the importance of this episode in his biography. I think the real problem is the lack of other career information so far. I added the one line career bio as a start. Personally, I'm not sure if this is a WP:BLP1E situation but given his high profile position and public comments on behalf of the company in the event, I suspect not. 24.151.10.165 (talk) 14:56, 24 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Inasmuch as I cited the rumors here, I would like to update the record: "Despite rumors he was likely to be fired, Volkswagen Group of America CEO Michael Horn will retain his position. However, Volkswagen will consolidate its U.S., Mexican, and Canadian operations under a new North American region, with former Skoda executive Prof. Dr. Winfried Vahland overseeing the group." [3] 24.151.10.165 (talk) 18:07, 25 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Lead section[edit]

Hello!

I'm concerned that in its current form, the opening paragraph of this article does not fit with the Manual of Style's guidelines on BLP leads. If anyone has information on the context, date of birth, or other highly relevant information, adding that in would help the article a lot and allow readers to understand who Michael Horn is. Appable (talk) 17:03, 28 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

interesting[edit]

nothing known about his parentage, childhood?? immediately born as a vw-boss? or are those data under confidentiality? very "informative" "article" ... "good" "encyclopaedic" job ... :-( hella — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.132.92.70 (talk) 11:14, 10 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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