Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Matt Klein (strategist)


 * 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 soft delete. Based on minimal participation, this uncontroversial nomination is treated as an expired PROD (a.k.a. "soft deletion"). Editors can request the article's undeletion. Liz Read! Talk! 23:41, 22 January 2023 (UTC)

Matt Klein (strategist)

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Non-notable journalist/writer - does not pass WP:GNG or WP:AUTHOR. The majority of the sources in the article are links to his own pieces. Of what is remaining, there is an interview with him from a podcast (not independent coverage), a press release, and two profile pieces (one linked to booking him as a speaker, so not independent; the other a very short profile on the National Press Association). I can't turn up anything more than this myself. WJ94 (talk) 13:40, 11 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Authors, Journalism,  and United States of America. WJ94 (talk) 13:40, 11 January 2023 (UTC)

*Delete: The subject is not notable for a Wikipedia article based on the sources provided.JRed176 (talk) 20:56, 11 January 2023 (UTC) - WP:SOCKSTRIKE - Beccaynr (talk) 00:37, 16 January 2023 (UTC) Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Stifle (talk) 14:27, 18 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Keep Multiple reliable sources from and . Puvasoca (talk) 11:33, 16 January 2023 (UTC)  WP:SOCKSTRIKE – Extraordinary Writ (talk) 18:31, 19 January 2023 (UTC)
 * These both seem too connected to the subject to count as indepdent. The first is from a website where you can book Klein as a speaker; the second is a routine profile created on a website to which Klein has contributed to. WJ94 (talk) 11:28, 16 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Keep has pass NACTOR and WP:AUTHOR. Sabomancoo (talk) 11:38, 17 January 2023 (UTC)  WP:SOCKSTRIKE – Extraordinary Writ (talk) 18:31, 19 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Could you explain which parts of WP:NACTOR and WP:AUTHOR you think Klein passes, because I'm not following your argument? WP:NACTOR seems particularly peculiar since, as far as I can see, Klein is not an actor. WJ94 (talk) 11:07, 17 January 2023 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.


 * Delete. I agree with the nom that the sources currently cited aren't enough to satisfy the GNG, and my search found nothing else that would contribute toward notability. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 18:38, 19 January 2023 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.