User talk:DeanCrutchfield

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Speedy deletion nomination of Dean Crutchfield
A tag has been placed on Dean Crutchfield, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become an encyclopedia article. Please read the guidelines on spam as well as FAQ/Business for more information.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding  to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the page does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that they userfy the page or have a copy emailed to you. Edison (talk) 20:07, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
 * For an example of an article about a well known business person which has a more acceptable and encyclopedic tone than your article, see Earl Nightingale. It is not full of bragging and puffery, but simply tells about the subject. Edison (talk) 20:13, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
 * I posted the following on the talk page of the article, before another administrator deleted the article and talk page:
 * "Crutchfield is quoted in several articles listed at the bottom of the article as an independent marketing expert and brand consultant, formerly with a major company. The user name of the article creator suggests a conflict of interest. There might be sufficient notability to satisfy WP:BIO, but rather than having a biographical article with information referenced to reliable sources it is just one long exposition of the beliefs and business success of the subject. It reads like a piece of advertising which would be sent to potential clients rathr than an encyclopedia article. It would need a complete rewrite, removing the puffery and bragging and the unsourced statements of his beliefs, and instead providing a neutral point of view telling of the biography and career, for which sources seem to be lacking. With the present sourcing, there would not be much of a stub left. Born where and when? educated where? Early career? All with inline sources. The subject wrote several articles which were published in reliable sources, and was frequently quoted in trade press, but the sources provided say little about the subject himself. The article is basically an advertisement for the subject, and needs to be removed if the problems cited cannot be fixed. If he is not notable enough for multiple reliable and independent sources to have significant coverage of him (as opposed to mere quotes or articles he has written) then the article should be deleted. Edison (talk) 20:32, 10 July 2009 (UTC)"