Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Franck Nazikian


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   no consensus. Mark Arsten (talk) 16:02, 22 August 2012 (UTC)

Franck Nazikian

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Largely promotional biography of a non-notable entrepreneur; an examination of the article edit history (and history of its creator) reveals a possible COI. Zaldax (talk) 02:23, 8 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep This seems like a rather obvious keep. Hathatehat (talk) 08:30, 15 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Merge to ChinICT - My only interest in this article was due to Nazikian's ownership of the Argentine winery Lu di Franco but that winery is very non-notable and by itself wouldn't even pass WP:GNG much less WP:WINERY. Admittedly, I am not the most familiar with the tech industry but it seems like the company Nazikian founded, ChinICT, is notable even if Nazikian, himself, is not. If this was the reverse with a winery (with the winery notable but the owner not), over at WP:WINE we would merge the relevant, unbias and sourced content of the owner bio's over to the winery page and either delete or redirect the owner's page. As far as I can tell reading about Franck Nazikian in the English sources and what little I can glean from Google translate on the Chinese page, this seems like the best course. The ChinICT only needs a little about his tech experience and work with conference while other details (like his largely non-notable winery) can be deleted. AgneCheese/Wine 17:00, 9 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep This article should be kept. Indeed: 1) All references to the Lu di Franco Winery and Mr. Nazikian's activities in the wine business have been removed - including related categories. 2) Also, only highly reputable references about Mr. Nazikian's achievements as an entrepreneur have been kept (including Forbes, TechCrunch, China Daily, Les Echos, China Central Television, United Nations, Fortune Magazine); these references clearly establish Mr. Nazikian as a notable entrepreneur. 3) At last, Mr. Nazikian's Chinese name - 方克纳 - has been added for further references about him in Chinese on Google or on Chinese's largest search engine - baidu.com ; as a matter of facts, basic research about Mr. Nazikian on Google or on Baidu - in English or in Chinese - return an outstanding number of reliable references that also clearly establish him as a notable entrepreneur. For these 3 reasons this article should not be considered for deletion anymore.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Johngoldberg5 (talk • contribs) 18:12, 9 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, SarahStierch (talk) 08:02, 15 August 2012 (UTC)




 * Keep This seems like an obvious keep to me. Davidw895 —Preceding undated comment added 08:35, 20 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep Based upon my own experience in tech business, a quick search on the Internet, as well as the checking of the references provided in this article, it is my opinion that this article should be kept as is now. JamesFarrow2005 —Preceding undated comment added 15:35, 22 August 2012 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.