Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mike Paul (businessman) (2nd nomination)


 * 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   delete.  Jujutacular  talk 14:21, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

Mike Paul (businessman)
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No evidence of notability. In fact I considered a speedy deletion (A7), but found there had been a previous AfD. Two of the "keeps" in that AfD came from what turned out to be sockpuppets, and in addition, the arguments given there for keeping were not good. For example "I've seen this guy a lot on tv", and "Probably noteworthy, but needs substantial revision and verification" (but without any such verification being offered). At present there is only one reference in the article, and that one merely has a two sentence quote from Paul. No evidence at all of satisfying any of Wikipedia's notability guidelines. JamesBWatson (talk) 16:05, 13 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. Smerdis of Tlön - killing the human spirit since 2003! 16:10, 13 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete, and I'd suggest speedy delete. Article basically just says that he's a public relations consultant and that he founded a non-notable public relations firm.  I don't see that making a claim of minimal importance. - Smerdis of Tlön - killing the human spirit since 2003! 16:10, 13 December 2011 (UTC)
 * I think it qualifies for a speedy deletion too, and my only reason for not pursuing that path was the existence of a previous AfD. However, I really don't think that AfD did a good job of establishing a meaningful consensus to keep. JamesBWatson (talk) 16:17, 13 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Older versions contained a lot of unsourced resume material and advertising. Since most of this stuff seems to be unsourceable, it was removed in the interim.  What's left is definitelu in A7 territory. - Smerdis of Tlön - killing the human spirit since 2003! 22:34, 13 December 2011 (UTC)
 * On the other hand this Sports Illustrated story may be significant coverage about this fellow's involvement in a number of sports scandals. I'm not convinced this gives him the long term significance needed to be an encyclopedia subject, but there it is. - Smerdis of Tlön - killing the human spirit since 2003! 22:42, 13 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete and it may be a candidate for speedy as well (3 for 3 here...) No claim of actual notability, one passing mention in an article isn't the same as 'significant coverage'. Dennis Brown (talk) 16:36, 13 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete as non-notable, definitely A7 territory. Bazj (talk) 19:41, 13 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete. I hate sock-puppets. --Legis (talk - contribs) 09:12, 14 December 2011 (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.