Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Michael D. Genseal


 * 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 The result was speedy deletion. Non-admin closure. JuJube (talk) 15:20, 25 May 2009 (UTC)

Michael D. Genseal

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Non-notable personality. No references given to assert notability, nor can any be found. It should be noted that the lead paragraph is also a copyvio of http://www.linkedin.com/in/genseal. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 11:41, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete; pure self-promotion with no indication of notability. The "Legends in Energy" awards appear to be handed out rather liberally; it is no more a distinction than being a Kentucky Colonel is.  --R'n'B (call me Russ) 11:54, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
 *  Delete. A Google search returns no results other than a couple listing 'Michael' as an executive. Additionally, we should delete this as it fails the "significant coverage", "reliable" and "independent of the subject" criteria of the notability guideline. JulieSpaulding (talk) 12:26, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete, JulieSpaulding said it better than I could. Non-notable, zero sources. Drawn Some (talk) 18:30, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

--RealReview (talk) 21:47, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
 * KEEP and support those that work behind the scenes to make our county strong* Support members of small communities who support the larger good of the nation. Don't let our community be know for murder victims and sportscasters. By the way, Mr. Genseal has been a guest at the White House, and has advised several national leaders on energy policy. Clearly, the notable members of our community are not notable to you. We have removed the linkedin reference. We felt the external link would be helpful but never intended it to promote anyone or anything.


 * NOTE IN RESPONSE TO POTENTIAL DELETION* - <personal attack removed - Who then was a gentleman? (talk) 22:12, 21 May 2009 (UTC) Wikipedia should provide access to a world of information. Everyone's world. Even small town folks who have contributed to the betterment of our world. If you have suggestions for improving the article, share them. Sharing the accomplishments of a few noteworthy members of a community is the right thing to do and is consistent with Wikipedia's mission. We apologize for clearing the talk page. We were unaware that was an issue and felt the information posted by Dan was inflammatory. We would expect that this response will not be deleted. Our committee deeply regrets offending you! Don't delete our articles and leave our community represented only by reference to murder victims and sportscasters. We and our residents are much more than that and Wikipedia's users deserve to know that. --RealReview (talk) 22:05, 21 May 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Realreview (talk • contribs)
 * Delete. No reliable sources.  There is only one Google hit for this person. Who then was a gentleman? (talk) 21:55, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep* There are in fact over 100 google hits for Michael Genseal and other variations of that name. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Realreview (talk • contribs) 22:24, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Only one vote per user, please. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 13:30, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
 * I don't want to parrot the "Ghits" line, but my (real) name had 1600 Google hits the last time I checked, all but one or two of them me, and there's no entry for me on Wikipedia, nor does there need to be. Gross number of hits means very little. Hairhorn (talk) 02:29, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
 * ... Sorry, I didn't read back far enough to get the context of the debate over hits. There are plenty of hits if you take his middle initial out. But the first hit is his LInkedIn page, which for me, shows that he's not notable. So he's been in senior management in a couple companies, so what? Hairhorn (talk) 10:47, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
 * I only get 49 Google hits for "Michael Genseal", none of them reliable. And the single Google news hit for that name is not .. um .. flattering. Who then was a gentleman? (talk) 21:57, 22 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete Please delete this informaiton from your website. I did not give permission to be listed. I am flattered that my fellow Escalonians feel I should be included, but I am not a famous person. Thank you, Michael Genseal --M Genseal (talk) 04:01, 25 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment. The author (Realreview) has replaced the content of the article with a request that it be deleted, so I tagged it db-G7. 66.57.4.17 (talk) 04:12, 25 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Article has been speedied. But I hope someone will take up the issue of permission: Mr. Genseal seems to be under the impression that we need his permission to talk about him. Hairhorn (talk) 15:09, 25 May 2009 (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.