Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Edward Lehman


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The result was   merge to Lehman, Lee & Xu. BJ Talk 23:46, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

Edward Lehman

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This was PRODded by an established user and has been the subject of some "truth telling" by an SPA. While I agree notability isn't established by this stub, I think there is material from which to develop and build an article based on the work he's done in China and the US, but I'm not certain if his body of work is significant enough for notability so bringing it here for discussion. I think it needs more eyes than PROD. Officially neutral at this point. StarM 23:55, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
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 * Merge to Lehman, Lee & Xu. I'm having trouble finding anythign about the person, and coverage is more about his law firm.  There's much of it that is just press release material and there apepar to be another couple of Edward Lehmans that make combing the results more difficult. -- Whpq (talk) 17:12, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete Can't find anything of notability on the individual but some on the company so if not delet merge would be my second option. BigDunc  Talk 18:49, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment According to the entry, he is one of the "longest-standing American expatriates in China" then I want to see some Chinese Refs mentioning his name and what he has been doing in the country. (In Chinese, even better) As of now, I can swing either way. TheAsianGURU (talk) 19:56, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete Does not fit notability standard. Many foreigners have lived in China for a couple decades, is there some source that says his stay is somehow significant?  Founder of a business or law firm is not generally significant.  Lastly, appearing on television whether in China or some other country a few times is hardly notable. Happy to discuss my reasons with anyone BlueStarAirlines (talk) 03:51, 30 April 2009 (UTC) — BlueStarAirlines (talk&#32;• contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
 * Delete. No clear assertion of notability - is "one of the longest-standing American expatriates in China" notable enough for an article? Even if he was the longest serving, that sounds more like a trivia statement than something encyclopedic. And there is nothing to support that claim anyway. The solution of merging to Lehman, Lee & Xu doesn't feel satisfactory, as that article also has no claims to notability, and no reliable sources on which to build notability (part sentence mentions in passing are not considered evidence of notability). I shall nominate Lehman, Lee & Xu for deletion.  SilkTork  *YES! 19:20, 1 May 2009 (UTC) I've updated the Martindale reference in the Lehman, Lee & Xu article which confirms notability, so Merge to Lehman, Lee & Xu.  SilkTork  *YES! 22:52, 1 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Abstain I believe that for me to vote could potentially raise the appearance of COI issues, so I'm abstaining (in the article's current state my vote would be Merge to Lehman, Lee & Xu anyway). However I'll see if I can find some decent neutral sources that might establish notability.eionm (talk) 16:52, 2 May 2009 (UTC)
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