Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Logan Abbott


 * 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 Redirect to MyRatePlan.com. Protecting seem excessive at this time; if revert warring happens, it can be protected later. To be honest, MyRatePlan.com seems kind of spammy itself, but that's something which could be dealt with in another Afd should somebody wish to go there. -- RoySmith (talk) 17:50, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

Logan Abbott

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My redirect to MyRatePlan.com was reverted: the subject's working for the company is the only thing that could make him notable, but there is no sourcing to prove that he is independently notable. I'm AfDing this to enforce a redirect, if not an outright delete. Drmies (talk) 15:22, 22 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of California-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 15:48, 22 January 2014 (UTC)
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 * Delete While Abbott has more than a dozen NYT references listed in this entry, on closer review they are all simply 1-2 sentence quotes he's made in reference to his .com company. None of these references are actually about Abbott, so he fails GTG. Kick him to the curb. BlueSalix (talk) 16:00, 22 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep The aforementioned references are not simply 1-2 sentences about his .com company, but rather many quotes on the trends and direction of the cell phone industry. He is quoted all over the media as an authority in the cell phone arena. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Creditcardchaser (talk • contribs) 18:30, 22 January 2014 (UTC)  — Creditcardchaser (talk&#32;• contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
 * We'll have to disagree on that then. I don't see anything significant about him in any of them. Could you point it out, maybe? Drmies (talk) 21:34, 22 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Are you Logan Abbott, his publicist, or one of his employees? I note your only contributions in your history on WP are to his entry. BlueSalix (talk) 19:46, 22 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Drmies- I added more references that include more information from him. He's interviewed on television in the NBC reference, quoted in the New York Times piece about the trend of no contract cell phone plans, and referenced as an expert in the Kiplinger piece. Make sure to read all the references. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Creditcardchaser (talk • contribs) 00:33, 23 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks. (Will you please start signing your name?) I looked at all of them, and only this one article (from U-T San Diego) says anything about him as a person, and it's not much. Sure, he is quoted in a few articles, but always as the owner of that website; he as a person is never discussed, and the mentions are pretty brief. Not everyone who gets quoted a couple of times deserves an article. Thank you, Drmies (talk) 04:03, 23 January 2014 (UTC)


 * Redirect to MyRatePlan.com. He is not individually notable. There are lots of passing mentions or quotes from him, but nothing significant about him. The only significant coverage about him is the San Diego Union Tribune article, which was not staff-written but rather "special to the U-T" by a freelance writer - in other words, not from an independent reliable source. I have already merged the verifiable information about him to the MyRatePlan article. There is virtually no verifiable biographical information about him; the article even contradicts itself about where he was born. --MelanieN (talk) 23:15, 25 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Well, check that; an IP reverted my addition to MyRatePlan.com. (Maybe they didn't like my pointing out that his parents own MyRatePlan.com - but hey, it was in the source and is one of the very few verified pieces of information we have about him.) If the decision here is to Redirect/Merge, it can be re-added. --MelanieN (talk) 05:02, 27 January 2014 (UTC)


 * Redirect and protect the redirect. AfD can enforce a redirect when that's the clear consensus. DGG ( talk ) 23:26, 1 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Redirect and protect. Seems to be solely notable for being a dial-a-quote involved with MyRatePlan.com, no independent coverage of him in any other context.  Lankiveil (speak to me) 02:23, 2 February 2014 (UTC).
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