Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/David Lopez (entrepreneur)


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The result was delete. JodyBtalk 22:38, 9 March 2015 (UTC)

David Lopez (entrepreneur)

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Non-notable person, cant inherit notability from daughter and lacks depth of coverage in secondary sources to support notability. Fails WP:BLPNOTE  Flat Out  let's discuss it  05:15, 2 March 2015 (UTC)


 * Comment:Is it possible the Wikipedia community is so cynical that even J-lo's biological father, who is a top Latino philanthropist and supporter of Hispanic arts in Los Angeles and New York, and who has been consistently featured in her television and cinematic biographies, and who has recently been covered by the USA Today, NBC Latino, and Forbes regarding his investment fund in Silicon Valley, Manos Accelerator, that is the sole partner with Google for Latino seed investments, is flagged for deletion as a "Non-notable person" within five minutes of the new article being posted? It is a sad day when editors have become so exceedingly negative. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mng48 (talk • contribs) 05:40, 2 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Comment - it either meets the standard for notability or it doesn't. The fact he is the father of someone famous is immaterial.  Flat Out  let's discuss it  05:50, 2 March 2015 (UTC)


 * Comment:Are you able to read and more importantly, consider, anything that is written here regarding notability, or do you simply write to restate your opinion and position because it is your opinion and you cannot admit you were wrong about this one? The negativity and stubbornness are so apparent in your writing. Your Wikipedia profile says "Let's discuss it" yet when I posted relevant points on your "Let's discuss it" page regarding the article, you simply deleted my post with a note to "stop whining." Clearly you are not interested in discussing anything yet simply stubborn about not admitting you were wrong.
 * Comment:When you immediately deleted my attempt to "discuss" with you on your page, in a similar way you flagged David Lopez, Jennifer Lopez's father's Wikipedia article for deletion within five minutes of when it was written, you commented "delete rant, stop whining and read WP:BLPNOTE." So, I read WP:BLPNOTE. It says that the person who is the topic of a biographical article should be "worthy of note or notice; remarkable." It goes on to say that "Notable" in the sense of being "famous" or "popular" – although not irrelevant – is secondary. WP:BLPNOTE clearly states that People are presumed notable if they have received significant coverage in multiple published secondary sources which are reliable, intellectually independent of each other, and independent of the subject. The subject of this article, David Lopez, the biological father of Jennifer Lopez, who has been repeatedly covered by major national media publications in recent years regarding his own work and accomplishments, easily meets this threshold.
 * Comment:David Lopez, Jennifer Lopez's father, has received significant media coverage that is published in multiple secondary sources which are reliable, intellectually independent of each other, and independent of the subject, as required by the notability tests of WP:BLPNOTE.
 * Comment:In a feature segment targeting Latin America, CNN Expansión called David Lopez and his new investment fund, Manos Accelerator, the creator of modern seed investing for Hispanic companies in Silicon Valley.
 * Comment:In an article published by Forbes, David Lopez spoke about his history working with technology, and his vision for bringing seed and venture funding to Hispanic Entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. The author cited David Lopez's "extensive network" to "bring the Manos cohorts to a broad range of potential patrons, and not just the usual suspects."
 * Comment:Latino Magazine featured David Lopez and his Manos Accelerator co-founders in an article that highlights David forging relationships between Manos as the first high profile Hispanic Accelerator in Silicon Valley, with the likes of Kapor Cantor, the VC arm of the Kapor Center for Social Impact based in Oakland.
 * Comment:NBC Latino clearly depicts David Lopez, father of Jennifer Lopez, as the predominant founder of the Manos Accelerator seed fund in the "heart of Silicon Valley" and talks about the partnership between Manos and Google for Entrepreneurs, to further increase the number of Hispanics in the startup community. In the article, Lopez says. "We are focusing on file computing and web-based solutions, but any good idea is a great idea…We provide the mentors and angels to invest so the idea can be pitched to people willing to invest in Latino success.”
 * Comment:In a television interview with David Lopez, David describes Manos Accelerator as the first seed fund focused exclusively on Latino high tech investments. Lopez references his history in the technology industry and his desire to help advance Latino entrepreneurship. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mng48 (talk • contribs) 07:15, 2 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Comment:David Lopez is the biological father of the most recognizable Hispanic female celebrity in the world, Jennifer Lopez. His own independent work and contributions have been featured by multiple, independent national and international media and press and therefore his Wikipedia article clearly meets the notability tests set forth by WP:BLPNOTE. Furthermore, David meets the "additional criteria" of WP:BLPNOTE because he has made widely recognized contributions--including launching the first Hispanic venture capital firm in Silicon Valley, in partnership with Google--that are part of the enduring historical record in his specific field. It goes without saying that Mr. Lopez would further qualify under WP:BLPNOTE section (1): The person is regarded as an important figure. Further, Mr. Lopez qualifies under WP:Notability as he has "received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject." — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mng48 (talk • contribs) 07:45, 2 March 2015 (UTC)


 * I've collapsed above - Everyone's entitled to there opinions but constantly putting "Comment" and then making a point 8 times solves nothing, State Keep and why - End of – Davey 2010 Talk 18:22, 2 March 2015 (UTC)


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 * Delete per WP:NOTINHERITED, Also can't find any evidence of notability so fails GNG aswell. – Davey 2010 Talk 18:22, 2 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete Notability does not result from a close relative being notable.John Pack Lambert (talk) 03:12, 3 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of California-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 21:06, 4 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of New York-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 21:07, 4 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 21:07, 4 March 2015 (UTC)
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