Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gordy Jones


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The result was   delete. ItsZippy (talk • contributions) 14:32, 21 June 2012 (UTC)

Gordy Jones

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Doesn't seem to meet WP:GNG. Poorly sourced and uses primary sources. Only wrote one book, likely self-published. Creator username has same last name so could also be COI or autobiography. Comatmebro ~Come at me~ 07:35, 13 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletion discussions.  Comatmebro  ~Come at me~ 07:38, 13 June 2012 (UTC)


 * Comment This section is a bit weird: "You can now find Gordy as a bellman at the Hilton Minneapolis where he has won numerous awards including the coveted Spirit of Hilton Award, One of the highest honors within the company." Vandalism? Unfortunate career decline? Other than that, doesn't seem obviously notable. --Colapeninsula (talk) 12:48, 13 June 2012 (UTC)
 * haha that is very interesting. The talk page for the IP says it is registered to Hilton Hospitality, Inc. So could be either of the two options you mentioned.  Though I'd vote for vandalism since most of the talk page messages are regarding that. Dang, that Spirit of Hilton Award would have been perfect to establish notability too.  Comatmebro  ~Come at me~ 01:21, 14 June 2012 (UTC)
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 * Delete. Easy call.  Lacks reliable independent secondary sources to establish notability as required by WP:GNG.  I was unable to find any through the usual Google searches.  Msnicki (talk) 15:21, 13 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete as non-notable subject. Also, it seems to be an advertisement, per Colapeninsua's comment and also this: "Jones loves traveling and meeting people. He has made friends nationwide. His many friends include entertainers and folks throughout the major league sports world including athletes, front office members, and officials." Articles misses WP:NPOV by a long shot... Cyan  Gardevoir  (used EDIT!) 02:05, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment See also related article, Baseball Guy. Studerby (talk) 01:34, 21 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the pointer. I've opened an AfD on that one at Articles for deletion/Baseball Guy.  Msnicki (talk) 02:56, 21 June 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete. There's nothing to show that this guy or his book is notable. This is pretty much just a puff piece for Jones, which is not what Wikipedia is for.Tokyogirl79 (talk) 05:04, 21 June 2012 (UTC)
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