Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Matt Sweeny


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The result was speedy keep. Nomination withdrawn. 's newly added sources (specifically ABC International and The California Sunday Magazine) satisfy WP:GNG. (non-admin closure) —  Newslinger  talk   02:00, 12 August 2018 (UTC)

Matt Sweeny

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Not notable. Doesn't meet WP:GNG or WP:BIO. No significant coverage from reliable sources. Related coverage is mainly focused on his company Flirtey, with passing mentions of the article subject. —  Newslinger  talk   15:43, 11 August 2018 (UTC)
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Keep The subject has had extensive coverage in national publications for his invention and continuing work on it, including with NASA, making this an easy pass for both WP:GNG and WP:BIO. Magazine feature articles include Smithsonian Magazine, Entrepreneur and Fortune. News organizations include Reuters, CNBC and Wired. The article was poorly written, citations were oddly formatted and, frankly, easy to miss. I worked on the article and improved it. I also found at least one more reliable source and included it. The subject clearly passes notability. -AuthorAuthor (talk) 20:33, 11 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately, none of your sources meet WP:GNG, since they cover the company Flirtey (which already has an article), and not Matt Sweeny, which is what this article is about. I performed a web search before nominating the article and found nothing better. —  Newslinger  talk   22:46, 11 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Fortunately, ABC International News did a 30-minute story about drones featuring Sweeny and his business partner, with Sweeny sitting down with ABC for an on-camera interview, which appears periodically throughout the story here. I have added that TV piece to the article. Also, Entrepreneur magazine and The California Sunday Magazine are feature stories about Sweeny and his invention. The extensive publicity Sweeny has received as the drone inventor, not to mention four inventions for which he holds patents, is enough to meet notability guidelines. -AuthorAuthor (talk) 00:36, 12 August 2018 (UTC)


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