Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/James A. Kahle


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The result was delete. Tone 22:46, 2 November 2020 (UTC)

James A. Kahle

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Apart from the external links that I've just added to link to the subject's research works, I have been unsuccessful in finding third-party RS covering the subject and his works, apart from routine PR mentions, so it may be worth re-evaluating the subject's notability. Infogapp1 (talk) 12:01, 19 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. Infogapp1 (talk) 12:01, 19 October 2020 (UTC)

Keep – I get the notability angle, but I think it's a pity to remove an article when it's correct for no other reason than because you can't find much info about the person, in this case. We can find some, but not much. Since we're talking about Google being the measure of a man here, and Google premieres current information, then we have to remove a lot of people (and other topics) as time goes along since they might not be in the zeitgeist at that particular time. We have room on Wikipedia, don't we? That might go against Wikipedia's general guidelines, but hey.. they are "just" guidelines and "Be Bold" is also a guideline! -- Henriok (talk) 14:05, 21 October 2020 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  Sandstein   18:53, 26 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete No inline references, poorly sourced. Ok so he's designed some computer chips. Where are the mentions in PC Mag, Wired or other long standing sources. I would expect to see mentions in IEEE-related journals if he's that notable. Oaktree b (talk) 19:35, 26 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete No good sources are given in the article. A google search does not reveal any sources that indicate he might meet WP:GNG or WP:ANYBIO. He might perhaps meet WP:ARCHITECT #3 but I'd like to see some actual third-party evidence about his role in developing these IBM products. Modussiccandi (talk) 23:21, 27 October 2020 (UTC)


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