Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/John Buckman


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The result was keep. John254 05:15, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

John Buckman

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Fails WP:BIO. No notability of small time CEO. Article is NPOV, and self-Authorship of page. All references are to articles written by himself. Businesses touted on page are completely non-notable in their own right. KelleyCook (talk) 21:17, 14 May 2008 (UTC) I do not recommend a non-admin close to this AfD. Closing admin: please check the talk page for the details. Thank you. SynergeticMaggot (talk) 21:17, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep. Reads like a PR flack wrote it, but Buckman is certainly notable for founding Lyris at least, the first commercial e-mail list host (its article needs some cleansing of marketing-speak as well). --Dhartung | Talk 22:58, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep. BookMooch has received coverage in New York Times and Wall Street Journal (see the BookMooch page for links) and I'd say Magnatude is notable as well. Could use improvement; there are several interviews of Buckman online for additional references. Msaari (talk) 16:18, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: User's first edit on Wikipedia. Master of Puppets  Call me MoP! :)  22:05, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep. EFF board member. BookMooch idea is notable and newsworthy, e.g.  The Guardian.--Transangst (talk) 16:29, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: User's first edit on Wikipedia. Master of Puppets  Call me MoP! :)  22:05, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep. Magnatune has had significant impact as a Creative Commons businesses not only because he was first in seeing the commercial potential of combining open licensing (allowing sharing and remixing) with no Digital Rights Management music downloads - there can be no doubt Magnatune inspired sites like Jamendo. See Economist, USA Today. One of the few (only?) businessman who has been on the CC board (and currently sits on the EFF board) that actually runs a financially successful business on open licensing principals.Fourstones (talk) 16:38, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: User's second edit on Wikipedia. Master of Puppets  Call me MoP! :)  22:05, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep. Buckman is a key figure in the global open culture movement: my case study on Magnatune, authored for Open Rights Group, details the distinctive and pioneering features of this "open music" record label. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mhholloway (talk • contribs) 19:23, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: User's first edit on Wikipedia. Master of Puppets  Call me MoP! :)  22:05, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Weak Keep Whatever the deficiencies are in the article's composition, the subject's notability is not lacking. Ecoleetage (talk) 22:08, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Weak keep Founded BookMooch which seems to pass WP:WEB. The sources are thin, but he seems to just barely pass WP:N. Ten Pound Hammer  and his otters • (Broken clamshells•Otter chirps) 22:11, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep A bit shaky in terms of sources, but I found one with a quick Google search; there are bound to be more. Master of Puppets  Call me MoP! :)  22:17, 18 May 2008 (UTC)


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