Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Richard Lorenzen


 * 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 Speedied WP:G11. (non-admin closure) Ceethekreator (talk) 12:50, 12 August 2019 (UTC)

Richard Lorenzen

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Self promotional puff piece full of citations that primarily consist of paid articles and little to no organic content. Fails to meet standards set forth in WP:BIO. History of edits are dodgy and some seem to be from SPAs. Notability guidelines are not met and the page is just a litany of facts surrounding the basic biographical information of a non-notable individual from an average family. Richard Lorenzen doesn’t meet WP:GNG and in some instances violates WP:BLP as there is a substantial amount of unsourced information.

The article in and of itself seems to be largely self-promotional and may be penned by the subject himself. He’s a small business owner with a self published book and his desire for self-promotion with titles such as “philanthropist” (no sources) and others clearly violates the letter and spirit of GNG or any low standard set for special notability.

In-depth internet research demonstrates that while Richard Lorenzen has indeed been quoted in a few newspapers and publications, this does not immediately usher one past the threshold of the notability guidelines.

Also, the page was nominated for deletion in the past, and that AfD tag was suspiciously removed. Fifthavenuebrands (talk) 07:52, 12 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 09:11, 12 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of New York-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 09:11, 12 August 2019 (UTC)


 * Delete. Fails WP:ANYBIO and WP:NPOL. Promotion piece. CASSIOPEIA(talk) 09:31, 12 August 2019 (UTC)


 * Speedied. Blatant COI. Deb (talk) 11:15, 12 August 2019 (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.