Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Chris skinner


 * 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. Cirt (talk) 21:22, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

Chris skinner

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Non-notable person. Only one independent hit can be found for him, and it is a single quote attributed to him in an http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/08/239877/Financial-services-technology-predictions-for-2010.htm article] in Computer Weekly. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 14:10, 18 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep Skinner appears to be somewhat notable commentator and writer in the world of finance, see a profile in Businessweek, Global Investor Network. He also contributes to The Banker and comments in BBC, . It is possible to write an article using reliable and independent sources, in my opinion. --Vejvančický (talk) 16:18, 18 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment His Business Week profile is in a section called "Business Exchange", a section where readers are allowed to log in and create profiles for themselves in order to engage in a forum. The Global Investor link is simply a listing of his book, not an indication of notability.  His contributions to The Banker are not themselves notable; if they were, every journalist on earth would qualify as notable.  The two BBC links are one line "comments" from Skinner.  Notability is established by significant coverage from third party sources, not by one-line comments attributed to the subject.  WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 16:55, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Tim Song (talk) 00:05, 25 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Comments: "Best known through his blog" is a classic line found on pages about to be speedy deleted. If you're best known for a blog, you're probably in trouble. However, this guy has written two books for Wiley, so he probably is notable. I'm willing to bet this is copyvio from somewhere though, the writing style screams "industry bio" ("When he’s not travelling and delivering keynote speeches...", "...leading industry forums...", "Prior to founding Balatro, Chris was..." etc). Hairhorn (talk) 17:46, 18 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.


 * Delete. Looks like a NN freelance journalist. --FormerIP (talk) 17:21, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete his notability is shakey at best.--Scott Mac (Doc) 19:04, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
 * 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.