Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Charles Veley (3rd nomination)


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The result was   keep. KTC (talk) 20:07, 9 January 2014 (UTC)

Charles Veley
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Had been discussed twice before. It was deleted in 2005, but then recreated in 2006 and went through years with relatively few edits (less than 100), then renominated for deletion in June 2013, leading to a no consensus discussion. I believe it should be deleted — it relies on the subject's own Web site which is subscription-based, suggesting commercial linkage, and in any case, while there was some mainstream coverage, the coverage is minimal, and none of the mainstream articles confirms the subject's claim to be the most-travelled man. Delete. --Nlu (talk) 18:44, 1 January 2014 (UTC)
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 * Keep - The subject clearly passes WP:BASIC. Sources include:
 * The Guardian
 * The Telegraph
 * NBC News – Also specifically states Veley as "World's most traveled man"
 * Forbes
 * Washingtonian
 * CNN
 * Carmel Valley News
 * Stornoway Gazette
 * Toronto Star
 * – Northamerica1000(talk) 12:09, 2 January 2014 (UTC)


 * Keep. The sources listed above demonstrate that notability should not be judged solely by looking at a Wikipedia article. Clearly satisfies the GNG. --Michig (talk) 22:03, 3 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep per references. DavidLeighEllis (talk) 00:13, 7 January 2014 (UTC)
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