Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dominic McDonald


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The result was   delete. joe deckertalk to me 16:08, 7 August 2011 (UTC)

Dominic McDonald

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Non-notable biographical article. Certainly doesn't seem to meet any of the criteria at WP:BIO. McDonald is not the subject of the Sydney Morning Herald article referenced, but rather the private network he installed is. Also looks quite possible that who created the article is in fact Dominic McDonald (see File:Dominic_McDonald.jpg). Shudde  talk 09:55, 31 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete Concur this article does not meet any of the criteria at WP:BIO. The article appears self serving. Not notable so suggest deletion. FruitMonkey (talk) 10:06, 31 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete no indication of notability. Nothing to back up claim of being an entrepreneur - he appears to be an IT manager. So what. noq (talk) 11:23, 31 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete This person is not notable. Some false informations were present in the article regarding his rugby player cv. He was said to have played for the australian national team, but it's not the case. So I had to clean up the article. As for his job of entrepreneur, there is no indication of any notability or specific interest for wikipedia. Udufruduhu (talk) 07:26, 1 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions.  —Tom Morris (talk) 12:06, 31 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletion discussions.  —Grahame (talk) 01:34, 1 August 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep Agree with points above. So, in doing so, adding more data to strengthen Dominic's article. Bringing in more supported documentation. In terms of Rugby, contacted Rugby Australia and awaiting verification to post to ensure notability and correctness. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 219.89.202.82 (talk) 10:40, 2 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment The claim to be Australia's first Prop is clearly ludicrous. The rugby claims seem to be he played for a non representative schoolboy team. There is no evidence of being an entrepreneur. The reference given to AccessIQ did not mention him at all. Google searches for his name in association with the company come up blank. The Cisco reference did not mention him. And being quoted in a press release about the company he worked for does not make him "recognized by Cisco and Oracle". This is just a vanity page. noq (talk) 11:57, 2 August 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete Fails WP:RU/N. Although I also question the validity of the statement, the article does not state that the subject was Australia's first prop. It states that the subject was the first prop to score a try on his debut. A minor distinction, but one that must be noted. --Bob247 (talk) 00:55, 4 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete He's an IT manager. In all likelihood a very good one, but that doesn't make him notable. GcSwRhIc (talk) 11:55, 6 August 2011 (UTC)
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