Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Marco Palladino (2nd nomination)


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The result was delete.  So Why  07:28, 18 July 2017 (UTC)

Marco Palladino
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A WP:PROMO page on an unremarkable entrepreneur; significant RS coverage not found. What comes up is trivial mentions, PR-driven or related to Mashape (which itself may not be notable). Created by Special:Contributions/Wolf5555 with no other contributions outside this topic. First AfD closed as no consensus due to low participation. K.e.coffman (talk) 00:51, 25 June 2017 (UTC)
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 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, czar  03:57, 2 July 2017 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Keep The marketing-style writing in the article is annoying ("and a 1.5MM seed round from top Silicon Valley investors"), but falls into the category of poor writing, a problem for which AfD is not a fix.  As for the notability issue raised, the sources in the article provide sufficient evidence that the topic is not a hoax and has been written about by more than one reliable source.  WP:BEFORE D1 on Google news shows 2017 international coverage from TechCrunch, Business Insider, and StarupItalia.eu, which demonstrates coverage over a period of time.  Note that this search shows that Augusto Marietti should be restored.  Unscintillating (talk) 19:16, 4 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete as TechCrunch, StartUpItalia and BusinessInsider are all consumer-focused publications therefore are WP:Indiscriminate coverage for notability, since it wouldn't be genuinely independent; such information is clearly going to be firsthand or secondhand press releases, therefore simply mannequin-stacked as "sources". Actually, "poor writing" can in fact be a criteria for deletion since it would mean both WP:What Wikipedia is not and WP:Deletion policy apply, since both state Wikipedia is not a vehicle for promotion or a webhost; in fact, the TechCrunch itself has repeatedly said before and in their articles, that the information is either based or given by the company website. Every single current source is only an announcement, press release or notice, not at all keepable for GNG. In fact, the history shows numerous consistent contributions adding promotionalism, that alone is enough to show there's intent in maintaining it an advertisement, if there's constant attention in keeping it like that. A TechCrunch example: "There are 5 auto-generated client libraries. API consumers can use any API listed on Mashape via a single Developer Key and a standard interface, so that once you’ve learned how to consume an API on Mashape, you know how to consume then all. Developers can even test their APIs by using Mashape’s online Test Console" (Clear WP:Wikipedia is not a guide and the first sentence is actually a CEO interview link). SwisterTwister   talk  06:07, 6 July 2017 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 01:09, 10 July 2017 (UTC)


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