Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Francis Charig


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The result was delete. Geschichte (talk) 19:00, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

Francis Charig
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None of the sources on the page are independent of the subject or the subject's employers, except the NYT article about his father. I have done a search and could find no independent sources. This is the first time I have nominated an article for deletion, my apologies if I have done anything wrong. Red Fiona (talk) 16:17, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 16:24, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of United Kingdom-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 16:24, 9 October 2021 (UTC)


 * delete Except the NYT the other sources are not independent. Pretty much a WP:PROMO issue and does not pass WP:N. And Red Fiona you did nothing wrong. Ode+Joy (talk) 21:39, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * - Note to closer for soft deletion: While this discussion appears to have no quorum, it is NOT eligible for soft deletion because it has been previously PROD'd (via summary).
 * --Cewbot (talk) 00:02, 17 October 2021 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗  plicit  01:01, 17 October 2021 (UTC) Delete. Puff page written by his own office. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Marianne Farrar-Hockley (talk • contribs) 10:06, 17 October 2021 (UTC)
 * delete Clearly WP:NPF - a vanity page for a minor business figure whose escape from an air accident is close to WP:BLP1E. Worth noting perhaps that almost all of the content was contributed in Jan-Feb 2007, by an editor (10comforts) who has contributed on no other topic at all. Nwhyte (talk) 09:43, 17 October 2021 (UTC)
 * delete The NYT article is his fathers’ obituary, and the Telegraph article on the air accident is behind a paywall - pretty much WP:BLP1E. His current company is a red link. I see on his talk page someone asked if his having a letter published in the local newspaper was noteworthy! - Arwel Parry (talk) 10:26, 17 October 2021 (UTC)
 * delete. While the plane crash is notable - being aboard is not (152 people were on the flight). Nor is the fact of having a father with a wikipedia page. There is really nothing else to see here. Francis Davey (talk) 11:07, 17 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete looks like a classic case of WP:BLP1E who lacks coverage in reliable sources. Valenciano (talk) 14:32, 17 October 2021 (UTC)
 * delete. I agree - this seems to be a classic case of what Wikipedia calls a Pseudo-biography; Also, the relationship to his father is by definition an invalid criteria for the Notability test. Mirandafyfe (talk) 17:02, 17 October 2021 (UTC)
 * delete To add to the above, I looked at his LinkedIn page. He was CEO at two defunct companies, neither of which was notable by itself. (N.B. the "Tao Group" on his LinkedIn profile is not the hospitality company.) No other job was particularly notable. Greg (talk) 18:34, 17 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete I don't usually !vote for deletion but then usually I can find something to add as a citation or proof of notability. I'm not seeing anything here that I'd use if I were writing this article. I don't see it passing WP:BASIC.  &#9749;  Antiqueight  chatter 18:48, 17 October 2021 (UTC)


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