Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gordon Edington


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The result was keep. Consensus is the topic fails GNG, but passes ANYBIO. 78.26 (spin me / revolutions) 15:09, 11 June 2021 (UTC)

Gordon Edington

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A BLP of an evidently successful British businessman who has held posts at board level at BAA Airports Limited and Lend Lease Group. He is a former Vice-President and President of the British Property Federation. He has done much work for charity and received the CBE in 2006 for his work for the National Children’s Home. Has authored or co-authored two books.

Unfortunately, there is no significant coverage in reliable, independent sources with which to write a full biography. The two sources in the article are a few lines in an archived copy of a profile at Bloomberg Businessweek and a line in a list of recipients of New Year honours. My WP:BEFORE, including Google searches and searches of major British media - BBC; The Independent ; The Guardian; The Financial Times; The Times, finds only brief mentions. A search of ProQuest brings up more of the same.

The subject does not meet WP:GNG. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 00:55, 4 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 00:55, 4 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of England-related deletion discussions.  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 05:32, 4 June 2021 (UTC)


 * Delete Notability of this BLP is not inherited from National Children’s Home. MrsSnoozyTurtle 01:33, 5 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep Notable: has a UK Who's Who entry Piecesofuk (talk) 16:42, 5 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 22:44, 9 June 2021 (UTC)


 * Keep. The CBE has always been held to satisfy WP:ANYBIO #1. See here for proof of this consensus. -- Necrothesp (talk) 10:19, 10 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep per CBE and criteria 1 of WP:ANYBIO.4meter4 (talk) 06:42, 11 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep, a CBE is "a well-known and significant award or honor" thus satisfying WP:ANYBIO. Coolabahapple (talk) 07:47, 11 June 2021 (UTC)


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