Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kevin Harrington (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   keep. By raw !counting of the !votes, this looks like No Consensus, but several of the delete arguments are pretty much lacking any policy-based argument, so I'm calling this a clean Keep -- RoySmith (talk) 21:00, 22 May 2014 (UTC)

Kevin Harrington (entrepreneur)

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Editor of one very minor business book: 45 copies in libraries, which isw trivial. Never been head of any major organization, only a string of quite minor ones. No other notability.  DGG ( talk ) 15:43, 9 May 2014 (UTC)
 * delete. --AutomobileDealer. — Preceding unsigned comment added by AutomodileDealer (talk • contribs) 16:13, 9 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Speedy Keep - Not sure if I am looking at the same person, but there is plenty to suffice WP:GNG., , , also a regular Forbes contributor , this guy founded As seen on TV . Am I looking at the wrong information here? --CNMall41 (talk) 16:39, 9 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Delete per nominator. Hardly a household name.  Froggy 20:55, 9 May 2014 (UTC)  (!Vote, and fake signature, added by  20:55, 9 May 2014 (UTC)) Thomas.W talk 12:35, 10 May 2014 (UTC) ‎
 * Delete, Kevin who? 174.236.102.202 (talk) 20:57, 9 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:40, 10 May 2014 (UTC)
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 * Speedy Keep A cursory google search shows plenty of coverage of this person from reliable secondary sources. Harrington is very big in the informercial industry, and he was on the TV show Shark Tank. Very easily passes WP:GNG. Breadblade (talk) 01:41, 10 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Note to closing admin The comments from the IP (174.236.102.202) and "Froggy" are coming from the same IP address. It looks like the IP signed their post as "Froggy" to make it harder to see that they were voting twice. The first response might also be from a single-purpose account. Either way some suspicious behavior seems to be taking place here. Breadblade (talk) 01:51, 10 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep - being on Shark Tank makes this an easy keep. Nominator didn't seem to do any research either. --MarsRover (talk) 06:41, 10 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep - "No other notability"...seemed to have missed the fact he was on shark tank Prizby (talk) 18:53, 13 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Delete - how does being on a reality show confer notability? I'd like to see reliable sources. Bearian (talk) 20:35, 14 May 2014 (UTC)
 * The article subject has received significant coverage from multiple reliable sources independent of the subject. Here are a couple more that don't appear to be in the article: Entrepeneur.com Dolce Breadblade (talk) 21:15, 14 May 2014 (UTC)
 * OK, checking into them. Bearian (talk) 21:37, 14 May 2014 (UTC)


 * Changed to Keep. I stick to my statement that merely appearing on a reality show does not make one notable. However, he has been covered enough by good sources that he passes WP:GNG.  IMHO, he's just famous for being famous. Bearian (talk) 21:43, 14 May 2014 (UTC)
 * I would keep this page if Wikipedia has a page for ALL other Reality TV stars. For example, if there is a page for each of the "Real Housewives of New York, Atlanta, etc...". Does Wikipedia have a page for each of the members of the TV show "The Real World" for each season?  If yes, keep this page.  If not, I would delete this page as he is no more famous or successful than every other CEO / COO / CFO on the planet.  I would also suggest that the title be changed form ENTREPRENEUR to TV PERSONALITY.  Currently he is simply giving speaches for CXO Collective on LinkedIN.  In the emails from CXO Collective and on their website, Kevin Harrington is listed as, "Infomercial King" and former "Shark" from the hit show Shark Tank .  — Preceding unsigned comment added by AzSundevil (talk • contribs) 21:35, 21 May 2014 (UTC)
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