Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lance Cottrell


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The result was delete. ✗ plicit  11:20, 28 October 2021 (UTC)

Lance Cottrell

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Doesn't meet the standards required by WP:BIO. Many of the references aren't even about him but about non-notable companies. Him being at one single forum according to the source doesn't mean he is notable. Imcdc (talk) 14:25, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
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 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus. Relisting comment: Previously nominated via WP:PROD, ineligible for soft deletion.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗  plicit  23:52, 15 October 2021 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗  plicit  23:59, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete I can't find any independent sources that cover him. Doesn't seem to meet WP:GNG or (as best I can tell) any of the many flavors of WP:NBIO. Ajpolino (talk) 04:10, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete only bit I found was an SEC document that Anonymizer had one round of venture investment around 2004, under a million dollars. Given the other names involved share his family name, I would guess just another kid who started a company as a student in the bubble, only to run out of cash in the great recession. There is a mention in Mixmaster anonymous remailer, which article is also very thin. So not much to merge. W Nowicki (talk) 21:11, 26 October 2021 (UTC)


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