Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alan E. Salzman


 * 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 was keep. Modussiccandi (talk) 05:49, 9 April 2022 (UTC)

Alan E. Salzman

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Article reads like a resume, the only discernable thing of note outside investing/venture cap is bad-faith investing in Tesla. Does not feel worth an encyclopedic entry. Thirty4 (talk) 18:34, 17 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 18:40, 17 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep. There is significant coverage, much of it already in the article. WP:RESUME is about attempting to publish non-notable information about oneself, not about deleting articles about people who have accomplished much that is widely reported in the business press...this article is backed up by so many references. WP:BEFORE should be performed before nominating an article for deletion.Jacona (talk) 10:18, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz Read! Talk! 22:23, 24 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Here are a couple of quick clips from newspapers.com,   which quote and mention Salzman prominently. There are lots more. Jacona (talk) 13:45, 24 March 2022 (UTC)
 * I'm not seeing the "significant coverage" here - all three of these are short quotes from him. Is there any source that is specifically about him? Lamona (talk) 20:51, 4 April 2022 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Relisting comment: Note that FBedits has been indef-blocked as a sock. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  Sandstein   08:46, 1 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete Of the 13 sources, 5 are bios that are not independent, 2 are about him selling his house, the remainder are mentions or very short quotes. I didn't find anything more substantial searching newspapers or online. Lamona (talk) 17:02, 25 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep I think the subject is notable. The article just needs to be improved a bit. FBedits (talk) 19:48, 25 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep 3 sources provided by Jacona are Significant coverage that demonstrate notability. Brian O'Conner  06:37, 26 March 2022 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.


 * Comment: more sources Here's an "in-depth story on Salzman". He's also mentioned in several books, including Venture Capital Due Diligence, and Power Play: Tesla, Elon Musk, and the Bet of the Century, There is also enough coverage about his wealth lifestyle including alimony/child support, outrageous parties and opulent houses that he might meet WP:NBASIC as well. Jacona (talk) 00:40, 5 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep. The sources are not all helpful in establishing notability but there are enough to do so. Resume-feel notwithstanding. NiklausGerard (talk) 20:10, 7 April 2022 (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.