Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gregory Paul Soriano


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The result was   merge to Beauty and the Geek.  MBisanz  talk 00:36, 14 December 2008 (UTC)

Gregory Paul Soriano

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This article was created by, and is being maintained by, an author who may be the subject of the article. This may lead to a conflict of interest. The article is well written and referenced (and I have assisted in cleaning it up). However, it contains text that may be self promotional. For example, the article describes him as a 'star', and states that his products are available in 'selected' boutiques. Richard Cavell (talk) 20:08, 4 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I am not seeing a deletion rationale here.--Tikiwont (talk) 20:19, 4 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Nor I. I did some cleaning up on the article. If we think that TV personalities are notable in the first place, then this one is notable too--he has the sources. Some of the promotional language is gone now; the rest appears to be sourced. Drmies (talk) 20:22, 4 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Actually, I hadn't checked the article yet, but wasn't seeing why the nominator thinks it should be deleted. If I look at the sources now they seem to be mostly blogs, an interview and some websites that all show me the same picture, so it's delete  unless i or anybody else can come up with something more substantial. --Tikiwont (talk) 20:47, 4 December 2008 (UTC)


 * I will go Keep on this one though it would not take much to flip me. I do not think that reality show contestants that are not otherwise notable automatically deserve stand-alone articles however his notability as a cake designer counts for something. Yes, some are blogs but some seem to rise above that level. The blog/mainstream line is blurring and think that a couple of those are on the mainstream side. A planned book does not count for anything but a published book would cinch the deal. --Justallofthem (talk) 20:55, 4 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep - there are some sources in the article already, I'm sure moire can be found. While not all "reality" contestants are notable, this one seems on the margin. Bearian (talk) 23:17, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:21, 9 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Weak Delete So he's a reality show contestant who has at some point designed a cake that got mentioned in blogs that follow fashion and cakes. I don't see any enduring historical notability here. Ray (talk) 01:19, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * C'est la vie, Ray. I don't like it either... Drmies (talk) 03:31, 9 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete. WP:BLP1E. -- brew crewer  (yada, yada) 03:01, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Merge (for now) I'm still evaluating the sources to see if he can be kept hands down, but if none of it works out, he should still be merged back in the season 5 Beauty and the Geek which is what he's known for. - Mgm|(talk) 10:02, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Living people-related deletion discussions.   -- • Gene93k (talk) 12:13, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions.   -- • Gene93k (talk) 12:13, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete or Merge/Redirect to Beauty and the Geek. The ref's that are mostly blogs is not enough to warrant his own article.-- Lenticel ( talk ) 23:48, 11 December 2008 (UTC)


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