Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Derek Halpern


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The result was Delete. Michig (talk) 08:17, 15 March 2015 (UTC)

Derek Halpern

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I don't see the sources adding up to the general notability guidelines.
 * 1) Interview in Fast Company - the interview isn't about him, it is him giving advice on maximizing your blogs ROI (Return on Investment?)
 * 2) The second is a short article with a link to a video (which I an not going to watch, but I will presume is by him) in Entrepreneur, but I Really don't think that this "article provides the depth of coverage required for a BLP.
 * 3) Also worth noting, the author of this is also a "contributor", his day job is "CEO of The GoodBrain Digital Studios".
 * 4) Since it says Forbes it seems like it should be a solid, however it looks to me like it is more of a posting by a Forbes "contributor", and not so much an actual article in the magazine. The author (who has studied journalism) runs a "strategy consulting firm" (I really don't know what that is), so I highly doubt this has gone through the editorial oversight required for a BLP source. Especially since the caveat  says "Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own."
 * 5) The fourth Small Business Owners: Top 50 Twitter Influencers Worth Following - I really think it should be self evident why this is not an appropriate source for establishing notability (although it is used appropriately in the article). kelapstick(bainuu) 12:49, 7 March 2015 (UTC)


 * Delete and move to user space as draft. Author clearly tried to meet WP standards but this article just isn't there yet. I.am.a.qwerty (talk) 13:12, 7 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete: fails WP:BASIC, can only find questionable or self-published sources about him, sources referenced in article are either only trivial mentions or unreliable. Esquivalience t 13:44, 7 March 2015 (UTC)
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