Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Eric D. Alterman


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The result was   delete. Spartaz Humbug! 04:39, 8 November 2011 (UTC)

Eric D. Alterman

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Author of article has created spam article for Flow Corporation several times, and now has a bio article on the founder. Sources for notability aren't that great: citybizlist seems to be a PR release, CrunchBase is user-edited, he's listed at speaking at the "Television Conference"; and gets one quote in the FastCompany article. Not much turns up in gnews (note that there is a more prolific Eric Alterman who is a professor.) PROD declined, SD (as spam) was declined as well. Mr. Vernon (talk) 04:00, 31 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions.  —Tom Morris (talk) 07:51, 31 October 2011 (UTC)

This is incorrect. He is featured in a syndicated Reuters segment and has been featured all over the web. Article can be kept. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.218.227.120 (talk) 18:36, 6 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete Press releases about venture capital funding do not meet WP:GNG or any criteria in WP:PEOPLE. This appears to be self-promotion, neither this person nor his startup company appear to be notable. MisterRichValentine (talk) 15:18, 31 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete - sources need to be independent. Stuartyeates (talk) 07:23, 6 November 2011 (UTC)
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