Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Chris Herringshaw


 * 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   delete. Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:51, 29 March 2011 (UTC)

Chris Herringshaw

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This article appears to be a COI page, per: The COI definition page — Preceding unsigned comment added by Boatimpeller (talk • contribs) 2011/03/06 03:56:22
 * This AfD nomination was incomplete (missing step 3). It is listed now. DumbBOT (talk) 13:12, 8 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Computing-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 01:23, 9 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 01:24, 9 March 2011 (UTC)

 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:06, 15 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Comment: Agree, some of the content is too personal and should be removed, but the guy created new technology for internet-based geolocation, and wrote/holds several patents on the same, for which I see the citations and evidence right on the page. That is certainly a notable technology achievement for a niche sector. Don't really agree that an deletion is appropriate, just editing to remove the overly personal information. Daedalon99 (talk) 13:45, 16 March 2011 (UTC)  Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 00:23, 22 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Comment: It should be noted that per the patents reference, many people contributed to the patents listed, Mr. Herringshaw is indeed one of those people. However there are multiple patents in this field and I know of no other inventors listed on Wikipedia. It should further be noted that "Daedalon99" is similar to one of the companies Mr. Herringshaw claims to have started, possibly indicating that "Daedalon99" is in fact Mr. Herringshaw, or someone acting on his behalf. As such, the comment above should be viewed with a critical eye. I vote for the entry to be removed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.106.136.145 (talk) 13:31, 23 March 2011 (UTC)

Comment: Agreed with the above, I see no reason for this page to exist. As is pointed out, it is a niche sector and this person is one of many who were named in the mentioned patents. I am sure his role, as with all co-inventors, is debatable by all involved. Knowing the IP side of this niche, I don't think is is correct to insinuate that Mr. Herringshaw is responsible for this technology, nor that the technology was new. Based on the number of granted patents in this space from other companies such as Microsoft, IBM, Digital Envoy, AT&T, Google and others I may not be aware of, I do not see a legitimate claim by Mr. Herringshaw to having invented a technology, and as an extension, having a page claiming as much on Wikipedia. I think the initial COI is entirely correct. My recommendation stands that this page be removed due to a clear COI. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Boatimpeller (talk • contribs) 16:55, 23 March 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete Regardless of any COI problems that may exist on the article, it does not establish notability and back it up with independent, reliable sources. Holding patents does not grant someone notability, and none of the references appear to be covering the subject. They all appear to be in some primary, or simply listings (i.e. he gave a talk at XYZ or he was associated with company ABC.) User uses a name that appears to be associated with the subject and thus likely has a conflict of interest. OSbornarfcontribs. 02:38, 25 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete as per WP:AUTOBIO and WP:NOTRESUME. References which are not properly citated inline do not establish notability. LibStar (talk) 16:28, 25 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete - WP:AUTOBIO and WP:NOTRESUME apply. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.106.240.5 (talk) 17:16, 28 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete this is obviously a vanity page.
 * 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.