Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Keith Black (businessman)


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The result was delete. Xymmax So let it be written   So let it be done  05:10, 8 March 2019 (UTC)

Keith Black (businessman)

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Fails WP:NBIO, WP:NOTINHERITED – the person does not seem to be notable independently from the company he started (Regatta) and virtually all listed sources mention his name only incidentally, in the context of Regatta. — kashmīrī  TALK  20:54, 13 February 2019 (UTC)


 * Weak Keep I'm original author of the article. This is a difficult one, because the Black family clearly want to stay under the radar -- and have clearly gone to great lengths to reduce their media footprint and profile, but I do not think that reduces their notability. Figurehead and owner of Regatta, which is a high-profile fashion company in the UK; not inherited, but guidelines say "widely recognized contribution that is part of the enduring historical record in his or her specific field" -- I would argue that founding one of the largest outdoor apparel brands (owns Craghoppers too) in the UK meets that criteria. He is on The Sunday Times Rich List -- wealth is not an indication of noteworthiness on its own, but a signal of public interest. Ultimately, he and the family are founders -- and continue to control / 95pc stake -- a significant company on the high street. Even if the family have gone to great lengths to minimize their presence, I think it meets notability. ScepticalChymist (talk) 21:12, 13 February 2019 (UTC) — Note to closing admin: ScepticalChymist (talk • contribs) is the creator of the page that is the subject of this AfD.
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions.  ~Ruyaba~   {talk}  21:15, 13 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of United Kingdom-related deletion discussions.  ~Ruyaba~   {talk}  21:15, 13 February 2019 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Delete: WP:NOTINHERITED, no evidence of independent notability. GSS (talk |c|em ) 15:33, 15 February 2019 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Natg 19 (talk) 00:46, 21 February 2019 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ~SS49~   {talk}  00:58, 28 February 2019 (UTC)


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