Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Richard A. Henry


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The result was Delete per WP:N and COI concerns. Moreschi Talk 13:31, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

Richard A. Henry

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This article was written like a press release, so I thought it bore the distinct flavor of a copyvio. But I can't find any proof on Yahoo or Google that this guy even exists--or on any news outlets either. Blueboy96 16:02, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. The lack of Yahoo and Google presence has me thinking that this might be a hoax. Also, I've never seen someone copy a page onto its own talk page before. Ten Pound Hammer  • (((Broken clamshells • Otter chirps))) 16:17, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. I found something about him at http://www.zoominfo.com/Search/PersonDetail.aspx?PersonID=421871418.  This page sounds like a résumé, so I say it violates WP:BIO.  Useight 16:42, 19 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Keep. This position is new to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - it's in response to 10,000 blood disorder patients contracting HIV/HCV in the 1980s (See the Committee of Ten Thousand COTT - google it). This was anounced this week in newsletters by AABB and ABC - Americas Blood Centers. This is a senior-level Department position. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Amsteady (talk • contribs)
 * Delete, inclined to think it's a hoax or a joke. Even if not, he'd be struggling for notability.  Lankiveil 02:04, 20 May 2007 (UTC).
 * Keep The man is real, the position is real, and sufficient for notability. The articles has some for the usual PR spam, but that's always easy to delete. When one finds more material during the AfD discussion, it helps to put it into the article as well as mention it at the AfD. DGG 02:27, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep* I chose to include this on Wikipedia because this marks a HUGE milestone for our struggles (tens of thousands of blood disorder patients) - our plasma-based pharmaceuticals can cost over $100k per year and this position is the first since the HIV/HCV epidemic (responsible for killing >5,000 of us) that can actually look at fiscal/monetary dilemmas with the blood/plasma supply.  This position is very promising for us and hard fought.  Richard Henry's presence and this new position can be found on-line via several sources - www.hhs.gov/bloodsafety and aabb.org and americasblood.org.  User:amsteady


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