Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jeremy Curtin


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The result was no consensus. For lack of interest in the discussion, apparently...  Sandstein  09:13, 16 April 2016 (UTC)

Jeremy Curtin

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The coverage (references, external links, etc.) does not seem sufficient to justify this article passing General notability guideline and the more detailed Notability (companies) requirement. A member of US diplomatic service, he has not held a rank of ambassador, just some mid-tier bureaucratic posts which do not seem to confer auto-notability. I don't see any references (articles about a subject) that would allow to expand the article. This is just an a person doing his job, not encyclopedic. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 08:43, 25 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 18:09, 25 March 2016 (UTC)
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 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Leaning delete per 's rationale. But I did come across a couple of pages from the USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy, where he is a senior fellow, noting that he received an award for his work to implement new policies to secure the rights of same-sex couples at the State Department , as well as a 2013 Washington Post article that describes him as "the department’s top human resources adviser on LGBT issues".  I didn't find more online content on this topic (which isn't even mentioned in the current version of the article), but if some substantive coverage about his activities in this area were identified, I would reconsider my !vote. --Arxiloxos (talk) 22:19, 25 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep - I've incorporated much of the material and sources found by into the article. The career section in particular has been expanded and (hopefully) improved. His aforementioned work on LGBT issues and benefits has also been included. Given that his contributions are now further elaborated on (and sourced) in the article, I would contend that this meets WP:GNG. GabeIglesia (talk) 15:16, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Nice job, but I still don't see what makes him notable. He got a university award, which was covered in a university newspaper; all other sources either mention him in passing or are not-independent (such as his official homepage biography, etc.). Mid-tier bureaucrat doing unnotable, unencyclopedic work that is simply average and expected for someone of his level in the administration, and receiving corresponding minor recognition in media - I still stand by this assessment. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 06:24, 28 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Noted. I've added a few more sources I could find from the Washington Post and a few others that may help to meet the source independence criterion, but other editors can chime in and say otherwise. Also, to clarify, unless I'm mistaken, the subject received an award from GLIFAA, which is the official association of LGBT diplomats, not a university organization. GabeIglesia (talk) 12:58, 28 March 2016 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 03:12, 1 April 2016 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, — UY Scuti Talk  19:30, 8 April 2016 (UTC)
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