Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/James Blake (entrepreneur)




 * 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 delete. Deletion arguments prevail in correctly pointing out that sources provided in the article are not usable to support a claim of encyclopedic notability. BD2412 T 22:38, 9 October 2022 (UTC)

James Blake (entrepreneur)

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All the references about the subject is interview. There are no such references which is reliable and independent. No indication of notability. Samir Bishal (talk) 17:56, 24 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. Samir Bishal (talk) 17:56, 24 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Businesspeople and United Kingdom.   Madeline  ( part of me ) 18:15, 24 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Northern Ireland-related deletion discussions.  Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 18:38, 24 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete likely a promotional page, he's authored a few articles in Gnews, not much for coverage otherwise. Runner up in a non-notable competition. Oaktree b (talk) 19:28, 24 September 2022 (UTC)


 * Sorry, I do not understand your point. If quotes from the subject make it an interview and ineligible then how do you use it yourself in most of your articles? Haueirlan (talk) 11:22, 25 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Interviews aren't used for RS, they can support an article but can't be the sole basis for the article. You can quote the subject saying xyz thing, but you need other sources to build the article around. Oaktree b (talk) 22:52, 25 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes, got it and thank you. I mistakenly put my questions after your comment. Actually, my comment was intended for the nominator. Haueirlan (talk) 05:42, 26 September 2022 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz Read! Talk! 17:23, 1 October 2022 (UTC)
 * There are several reliable sources about this person such as Irish Mirror, The Irish News, The Irish Sun, The News Letter (world's oldest daily newspaper), etc. A proper search could bring even more results. Haueirlan (talk) 06:48, 26 September 2022 (UTC)
 * , The first two are obviously from the same press release. The other two contain little besides quoting Blake's own words. None of them contribute to notability.
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.


 * Keep improved it since nomination, meets GNG. SIGCOV available in several Irish media. Haueirlan (talk) 19:16, 7 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete. Fails WP:SIGCOV. Of the sources listed above, The Irish Mirror and The Irish News are both suspiciously close in content and language and both lack a by-lined author. As such, it's clear that these stories were based on a press release, likely by the Forbes Agency Council, and therefore lack sufficient independence from the subject to be counted towards notability. Likewise, The Irish Sun, The News Letter, and BizCommunity all lack sufficient independence from the subject because they are all interviews. What is sorely lacking here is any independent coverage. All we have are interview and/or press release puff pieces promoting the subject that lack sufficient independence to prove GNG.4meter4 (talk) 02:18, 9 October 2022 (UTC)


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