Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gerald Kean


 * 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    Keep. Eluchil404 (talk) 01:19, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

Gerald Kean

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Reason Rpersse (talk) 00:46, 24 January 2009 (UTC) This article should be deleted. It appears to be 'celebrity' triva. The individual concerned is a solicitor which a not a profession that normal qualifies for notability by itself. He appears to have appeared in some reality television shows and the links to these provides the majority of the sources. These do not support notability. The 'Doctor' title is not supported by any reference. The reference to the purchase of the private jet is not backed up by its source and may be recycled and unverified information. The individual's wife is refered to as 'a blonde'. Biographical details seem to be mainly based on social life and television trivia. It lists birthday gifts and parties. The sources link to the RTE (Irish Television website) and are in the form of 'blurbs' for forthcoming programmes. They have no apparent verification of facts. It appears to be unencylopedic and similar to gossip columns in tabloid newspapers 
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Living people-related deletion discussions.   -- • Gene93k (talk) 12:24, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Ireland-related deletion discussions.   -- • Gene93k (talk) 12:25, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep. The Sunday Business Post (cited in the article) and The Sunday Times, whose profile of the subject is the very first Google result, are both independent reliable non-tabloid sources providing substantial coverage of the subject. Phil Bridger (talk) 19:14, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, –Juliancolton Tropical  Cyclone  00:00, 28 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep per Phil Bridger. Two lengthy articles devoted exclusively to him in notable newspapers makes this an easy call. Clarityfiend (talk) 00:24, 28 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep Times and Business Post profiles mean he easily meets WP:N. Other concerns raised by nominator are reasons to improve the article, not delete it. Maralia (talk) 04:13, 29 January 2009 (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.