Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Andrew Sords


 * 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 speedily deleted as copyvio. No verdict on the notability of the subject ~ trialsanderrors (talk) 16:15, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

Andrew Sords

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Reason THD3 (talk) 15:49, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

This page is obviously advertising and has by admission been written by the subject's manager, voilating Wikipedia's conflict of interest policies.THD3 (talk) 15:49, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Speedy delete. Article is tagged as being a copy of http://www.violinist.com/directory/bio.cfm?member=Andrew. Moreover, Andrew Sords is non-notable. I can't find any secondary sources on him, which fails WP:BIO. &mdash;  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 15:53, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Speedy Delete copyvio. JuJube (talk) 15:53, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

I am not sure why this page is being considered for deletion. I saw the Coren bot picked up the copyright issues, however I have addressed these. The information that was used from another page is information that I have control over. I also had someone bring up conflict of interest as I am Mr. Sords' manager, however within the guidelines of the conflict of interest page I am allowed to contribute to a page as an someone with expertise in the associated field.

This page is compiled with information from his official website, www.andrewsords.com. Coren bot is finding similarities with Mr. Sords' profile on violinist.com because the information there was culled from his official website as well.

I do not feel that there is any conflict of interest, seeing as how all information on the page is strictly informational --there is no solicitation or advertising, there is barely any mention of my management company. Please read the page, all information (besides one brief section that I will be more than willing to remove) is pertinent to Mr. Sords and him alone. If this page were advertising as THD3 implies there would not be a full biography and information about the tasks that Mr. Sords is doing at this time. This page serves to provide information about an artist and nothing else.

Do not to delete this article -- it is not in copyright violation and there is no conflict of interest.

Shortright (talk) 15:55, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Prove it. JuJube (talk) 15:58, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

Checking the biography guidelines Mr. Sords falls under the exemption of: "The person is regarded as an important figure or is widely cited by their peers or successors". Mr. Sords is considered one of the best violinists on the concert circuit at this time. You can retrieve reviews of his performances in major newspapers in the states in which he's played. JuJube -- which part would you like proven? Shortright (talk) 15:59, 16 January 2008 (UTC)


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