Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/David Scowsill (2nd nomination)


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The result was no consensus trending towards keep. Stifle (talk) 14:12, 8 November 2019 (UTC)

David Scowsill
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Another five years on from the previous discussion, the subject does still not appear notable per WP:BIO as none of the sources provide substantial coverage. SmartSE (talk) 23:21, 22 October 2019 (UTC)
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 * Delete - I agree the WP:SIGCOV isn't established. In the sources available, he is mostly mentioned briefly or that source in question is a press release. Not notable. Gargleafg (talk) 01:36, 24 October 2019 (UTC)


 * Keep - The subject seems adequately referenced in the media. There is a significant discussion of him in multiple reliable sources, including Forbes, Reuters (a few times), The New York Times (a few times), The Seattle Times, Washington Times, The National, El Pais, and others. The Wikimedia Commons contains dozens of images of the subject speaking at the global events, which as well signifies of decent notability.--WikedRohutirts (talk) 01:47, 25 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Delete - There are many sources in the article, but none of them establish notability. The claim above that there is "significant discussion of him in multiple reliable sources" is not the case.  Many of the sources are just are him being quoted for something about the travel industry, and are not about him.  Others are routine business announcements about executive hirings.  None of the references in the article represent significant coverage from independent reliable sources.  My own search turns up more of the same. Also the existence of photographs pf somebody at Commons does not indicate notability, it indicates somebody uploaded freely licensed photos of him.- Whpq (talk) 13:04, 27 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Weak keep. He's a widely cited authority on the travel industry and is a ubiquitously interviewed commentator across the media in major and minor publications. There are many Q and A type interviews with him in the media where he is the main subject (or rather his opinions on topics). I did find some other sources through my university database, including quotes of him in peer reviewed journal articles and some articles where he is the main subject. Appologies for not having urls because my university search tool is internal and I don't have any to give by the means I am using to access the material. See these:
 * 1) "World Travel and Tourism Council taps Scowsill as next CEO: resume includes stints with AA, Hilton, Opodo.(NEWS)(David Scowsill)"; Weissmann, Arnie; Travel Weekly, Oct 11, 2010, Vol.69(41), p.23 (main subject)
 * 2) "Q&A with WTTC president, CEO David Scowsill.(World Travel and Tourism Council)(Interview)"; Scowsill, David; Travel Weekly, May 16, 2011, Vol.70(20), p.19
 * 3) "Interview: WTFC's David Scowsill.(Interview); Baker, Michael B.; Business Travel News, Oct 10, 2011, Vol.28(14), p.6(1)
 * 4) "BOOKS: The book that shook David Scowsill, chief executive of Opodo"; Management Today, Sept 15, 2003, p.44
 * 5) "David Scowsill is Interviewed on Bloomberg Surveillance"; CEO Wire, Mar 13, 2014
 * 6) "David Scowsill Talks About the Global Travel Industry and What Individual Nations Can Do to Help It Grow.(Travel Desk)(Q&A)(Industry overview)"; Christiansen, Kenan; The New York Times, March 30, 2014, p.3(L)
 * 7) "Scowsill calls for unity"; Travel & Tourism News Middle East : TTN, Jul 1, 2011
 * 8) "International Sustainable Tourism Policy"; Edgell, David; The Brown Journal of World Affairs, Fall 2015, Vol.22(1), pp.25-36 (cited in this peer reviewed journal article)
 * 9) "2050 Scenarios for Long-Haul Tourism in the Evolving Global Climate Change Regime"; Vorster, Shaun ; Ungerer, Marius ; Volschenk, Jako; Sustainability, 2013, Vol.5(1), pp.1-51 (cited in this peer reviewed journal article)
 * 10) "Job satisfaction and employee turnover determinants in high contact services: Insights from Employees’Online reviews"; Stamolampros, Panagiotis ; Korfiatis, Nikolaos ; Chalvatzis, Konstantinos ; Buhalis, Dimitrios; Tourism Management, December 2019, Vol.75, pp.130-147 (cited in this peer reviewed journal article.
 * In addition to these, there are close to 400 other print articles in which he is interviewed. Theres just enough RS to pass WP:GNG in my opinion.4meter4 (talk) 14:58, 30 October 2019 (UTC)
 * This just looks like more of the same - none of them appear to provide substantial coverage of the subject and a million mentions, quotes and book reviews(!) cannot substitute for 2-3 sources providing substantial coverage. SmartSE (talk) 20:22, 31 October 2019 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, 78.26  (spin me / revolutions) 15:09, 30 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Keep - he seems to be the mainstream media go-to guy for comments on travel and tourism crises. Bearian (talk) 15:53, 30 October 2019 (UTC)
 * I don't dispute that, apart from the should be a, but how does that translate into meeting any criteria for inclusion? SmartSE (talk) 20:22, 31 October 2019 (UTC)
 * People considered experts in major fields tend to have articles. Bearian (talk) 19:14, 4 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Weak Keep. Sympathy with the nom, but the subject is interviewed in too many high-quality RS. His database of video appearances (CNN, CNBC, BBC etc.) is even more impressive .  WP:BASIC says If the depth of coverage in any given source is not substantial, then multiple independent sources may be combined to demonstrate notability; trivial coverage of a subject by secondary sources may not be sufficient to establish notability; these are not trivial references, the subject gives material interviews to major RS on the industry. Britishfinance (talk) 11:35, 7 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Keep per WP:RS appears to be SIGCOV and so gng is met. Wm335td (talk) 22:41, 7 November 2019 (UTC)


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