Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Peter NEYROUD, Chief Executive Officer of the National Policing Improvement Agency - Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police


 * 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 keep, and I'll rename it forthwith! Proto :: type  15:49, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

Peter NEYROUD, Chief Executive Officer of the National Policing Improvement Agency - Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police
Local British police officer. Claim to notability is that he won the Queen's Police Medal, which isn't a big deal as far as I can tell. Creator of article appears to be same as subject. Grace 10:13, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Question, are there specific criteria involved for police? Peter Neyroud is slightly more than a local police officer. He heads one of the larger police forces in the UK, covering a number of counties. Thames Valley Police. Nuttah68 10:32, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep There are only 56 Chief Constables in the UK each with a responsibility to serve around 1,000,000 people and overseeing 5000 staff. This should make him notable enough, but blimey has anyone ever seen a serious article name this long??? Rename it!!! David Humphreys SPEAK TO MEABOUTTHE THINGS I MESSED UP 13:29, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Neutral I don't see anything that meets WP:BIO (and from the username & article tone, one could speculate that this is a probable WP:AUTO violation). There are no specific guidelines for Police, but I assume this is similar to the U.S. post of Chief of Police or Police Commissioner.  That being said, I suspect there are external media sources out there that would qualify Mr. Neyroud under WP:BIO, I just didn't see them.  The probable violation of WP:AUTO makes me refrain from opining keep though.  If this is kept however, a move to Peter Neyroud is imperative, as is a rewrite so it doesn't read like a resume, and a rewrite for content as it appears there are some truthfulness issues with this article as well (or maybe just misleading wording).  It would appear from this link that he is no longer the "Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police"; their is an acting chief since he took up the "Chief Executive Officer of the National Policing Improvement Agency" in January 2006.--Isotope23 13:53, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment &mdash; Suggest at least a page rename to Peter Neyroud &mdash; RJH (talk) 14:22, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
 * No vote yet; do Chief Constables frequently appear in public fora to comment on arrests, investigations, or administrative issues? If so, a holder of the post may be notable enough; not sure that having a staff of 5,000 is enough in itself.  Agree with Isotope23 that moving to a standard title is required if this is kept.  Smerdis of Tlön 14:37, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Answer, yes Chief Constables are public figures, they rarely deal with individual cases but are responsible for developing methods to enforce law in their areas and allocating resources as needed. Chief Constable is (London excepted) the highest rank in UK policing. Nuttah68 14:47, 18 July 2006 (UTC)


 * Delete per WP:AUTO, WP:VAIN and WP:V. If this individual truely is notable, someone will create a properly titled article about him.  Also I believe the title alone belongs in BJAODN. Resolute 02:25, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep and rename. His claim to fame is not that he won the medal but that he's the chief constable of one of the largest police forces in the UK. Thames Valley Police covers an area with a population larger than 15 U.S. states. Next year he is going to be promoted further to a newly created national position which will make him one of the top two police officers in the UK alongside the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police. He's also a published author and an adviser to the Prime Minister. There are 9,130 google hits for "Peter Neyroud". Basically if this is deleted its pretty much a ban on articles about British police officers. Now do we have a ban on articles about American police officers? Of course not! This sort of nomination shows up Wikipedia as being focused on covering what is important to adolescents rather than what is important in the adult world. Chicheley 02:36, 21 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep per Chicheley and move to Peter Neyroud. Piccadilly 17:26, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete Wikipedia is not a directory for every single high-ranking civil servant of every government Bwithh 06:49, 23 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep Since it is a directory of a lot of material about transitory pop culture it certainly should include people of this importance, or it will never be regarded as much more than a children's hobby site. Landolitan 17:57, 24 July 2006 (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.