Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Aziz Gilani


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The result was delete.  Sandstein  17:29, 7 May 2018 (UTC)

Aziz Gilani

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Fails WP:BIO - sources given do not provide substantial coverage of the subject. SmartSE (talk) 13:14, 22 April 2018 (UTC)
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I read the document you linked but TBH I'm still a bit fuzzy on what counts as "substantial." But I did find a lot of national newspaper coverage for Gilani, which is why I picked him to write about. For example, three articles in the New York Times (one gives him four paragraphs ; the other two quote him and ). Three articles in the Wall Street Journal talk about his study on incubators. And there are much smaller mentions in the Washington Post, International Business Times , Chicago Tribune , etc.

In the Houston area which is where his company is, he gets more detailed coverage, like this story about his public feud with an imam that got articles in the Houston Chronicle and on the UPI wire service. And here's a weird full-length article about how he found a cockroach in his food at restaurant and tweeted about it:

His focus on "flyover states" got a whole article in Entrepreneur:

He's also discussed or quoted regularly about tech stuff in what seem to be tech publications: (9 paragraphs), ,

Does any of this count? I spent a few hours writing this and I would love to see it stay if that's possible. Thank you and have a good day. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Racca45 (talk • contribs) 16:06, 25 April 2018 (UTC)


 * 'Substantial' means that the article is about the him rather than mentioning him in passing. #1 is about work-life balance. #2 and #3 are brief mentions in passing. I can't access #4&5 but from the titles they do not look as if they will discuss him in depth. #6 makes no mention of him. Mentions of him in local newspapers complaining about things does not make him notable. Entrepreneur.com is not a reliable source and again doesn't barely mention him. Quote in tech publications fall well short of what is required. SmartSE (talk) 12:17, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Delete a non-notable investor.John Pack Lambert (talk) 15:51, 28 April 2018 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Spartaz Humbug! 06:05, 30 April 2018 (UTC)
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 * Delete: does not meet WP:ANYBIO and significant RS coverage not found. Sourcing is in passing and / or WP:SPIP. Promo 'cruft. K.e.coffman (talk) 01:54, 5 May 2018 (UTC)


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