Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/André A. Jackson (2nd nomination)


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The result was keep. John254 00:22, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

André A. Jackson
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Nominating for deletion per WP:BIO and WP:BLP1E. Suggest merging any notable information to JFPI Corporation. Depth of media coverage is not substantial or significant enought for a biographical article. Many links to this article throughout Wikipedia were mis-linked from American athletes (sprinter, football player), movies and related toys. While the original AFD was withdrawn, the article has not changed substantially since then, and has expanded only through the addition of unsourced content. Yankees76 (talk) 19:34, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
 * weak keep. Claims of notability are fairly strong. `'Míkka>t 21:05, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment: Notable enough for his own bio? There's no doubt he's the head of JFPI Corporation and the chairman of the African Diamond Producers Association and he is listed in those articles, but having your name on a website next to a position in a company does not provide significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject to create a biography. --Yankees76 (talk) 22:09, 29 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Keep There are things that make someone obviously notable being the leading person in not one but three notable organizations make this person notable. (Giving him an article of his own links these articles together and make it clear he is the same person) This is why we have other criteria that mention awards, playing in highest league of a sport and what else. If something is clearly notable, we strive for verifiability, not an extensive library of coverage. - Mgm|(talk) 23:16, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Living people-related deletion discussions. --Erwin85Bot (talk) 00:02, 30 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions.   -- • Gene93k (talk) 00:27, 30 December 2008 (UTC)
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 * Strong Keep This individiual was the first person of African descent to start a major diamond company, not to mention his connection with former President Moubutu. I will try to clean up the article but he certainly seems important to have his own article.Sourcechecker419 (talk) 04:52, 30 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep Head of an important company is notable, and this is, based on its size & prominence in its field. The refs are adequate for the purpose. We tend to have a cultural bias with respect to the commercial world--and with respect  to Africa.  DGG (talk) 07:40, 30 December 2008 (UTC)


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