Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mark Patterson (investor)


 * 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 MatlinPatterson. (non-admin closure) Jovanmilic97 (talk) 10:18, 9 April 2020 (UTC)

Mark Patterson (investor)

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Not seeing what makes him pass WP:GNG/WP:NBIO. BEFORE does not show any in-depth coverage, a few mentions in passing (warning: there are other notable individuals with the same name, so googlehit is overinflated!). I am not seeing a good merge target since the only relevant article is MatlinPatterson and we don't generally include biographies of company's personnel in an article about a company. While SOFTDELETE/PRESERVE is often a good idea, this is a very implausible search term given the existence of other notable individuals of that name, see Mark Patterson (disambig). At best, post-deletion, his entry there can be updated to delink his name and link the company to reduce issues related to WP:R (as in, a reader clicks on his name and lands at the company page). But it is very doubtful anyone would type in a specific search for MP (investor). Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 12:39, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of South Africa-related deletion discussions. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here  12:39, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here  12:39, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions.  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 13:02, 13 March 2020 (UTC)


 * Merge with MatlinPatterson, another WP:POINTy AfD after a shot down PROD. The Banner  talk 18:07, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
 * You fail to address the issues with merge/redirect I raise in the op. Did you even read this nom before copypasting your vote? --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 03:28, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Yes, I did read your nomination and dismiss your arguments as faulty. The Banner  talk 04:49, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
 * So please explain how they are faulty. Just saying they are does not make them so. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 05:23, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
 * His racing career might be notable ,,, I'm wondering if that has been taken into account... GizzyCatBella  🍁  05:43, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
 * The key problem is that the racer is probably a different person. See Mark Patterson disambig. Note that our subject is South Africa-born, but states the racer was born in the USA. Might merit adding him to the disambig and even stubbing if he passes WP:SPORTBIO. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here  05:55, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
 * I see, I got confused then, I have to examine it further then..let me look into it before I present my opinion. GizzyCatBella  🍁  06:12, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
 * You are right, this page is incorrect. Pro Racing driver Patterson, he is even racing 2020 season for ALGARVE PRO RACING team.. I would like to see this page adjusted to match the real driver Patterson which in my opinion is notable. Possible? GizzyCatBella  🍁  08:31, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
 * We should just create a new article for the driver, as this one is about a different person (investor). --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 08:53, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
 * I can create one, maybe tomorrow or Monday. GizzyCatBella  🍁  09:30, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

*Move - to "Mark Patterson (Pro Racing driver)" if that is an option, please view the remarks above. GizzyCatBella 🍁  08:38, 15 March 2020 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Delete and create a new article for the driver -> "Mark Patterson (Pro Racing driver)" GizzyCatBella  🍁  09:26, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, xinbenlv  Talk, Remember to "ping" me 02:50, 21 March 2020 (UTC) <div class="xfd_relist" style="border-top: 1px solid #AAA; border-bottom: 1px solid #AAA; padding: 0px 25px;"> Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Barkeep49 (talk) 01:53, 31 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Redirect to MatlinPatterson. There is not enough sourcing to establish a GNG pass, and there is no information worth merging that is not already present at the target article. Devonian Wombat (talk) 21:59, 7 April 2020 (UTC)


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