Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Joseph DeWoody


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The result was delete. czar 05:45, 27 March 2016 (UTC)

Joseph DeWoody

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Non-notable businessman. He's a managing member of his family's company, so not notable for that. Sole claim to notability appears to rest on his founding of Clear Fork Royalty, a company that is only mentioned in passing in a couple of news articles; there's a also a press release that touts the company's earning of some ethics award. The page was also created in a non-standard way - a disambiguation page, Joyeuse Garde, that had nothing to do with the subject was edited to add all of this content and then moved to the current location. Not sure that's relevant but it seems odd. Rockypedia (talk) 14:53, 2 March 2016 (UTC)

This article should not be deleted because Joseph DeWoody has many credible references that I have provided in his wikipedia page. Google and news results show even more credible sources are available. Equally good sources are available from print media too. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pejmerre (talk • contribs) 16:11, 2 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately, the sources are mostly primary sources; see WP:SECONDARY on why reliable secondary sources are needed to establish notability. Also, contrary to your statements, I have seen no Google News results that mention DeWoody outside of press releases (again, those are primary sources). It's also not enough to state "Equally good sources are available from print media too" - you have to provide those actual sources to support a case for notability. Rockypedia (talk) 13:21, 3 March 2016 (UTC)


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 * Delete - None of the listed information and sources suggest solid notability, nothing else convincing. SwisterTwister   talk  05:46, 4 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete Agree with other users. Non-notable businessman with no convincing evidence -- sources provided are not secondary. They are only press releases. His only notable accomplishment is the founding of Clear Fork Royalty, which based on the sources provided argues he may not be the founder and it is another part of a family company. There is little to no news on Clear Fork Royalty and if it has even been successful. Due to the lack of secondary information as needed, and that this is arguably an autobiography, it should be deleted — Preceding unsigned comment added by Newstouse (talk • contribs) 03:35, 15 March 2016 (UTC)  — Newstouse (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 17:17, 11 March 2016 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, czar  01:57, 20 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete. None of the many things he is involved in are notable in their own right, and the article brings nothing else in support of him. Tpdwkouaa (talk) 04:45, 20 March 2016 (UTC)


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