Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Richard W B Gray


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The result was   delete Mkativerata (talk) 00:05, 5 September 2010 (UTC)

Richard W B Gray

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Does not appear to meet WP:BIO. Sources provided include a press release, a few quotes in a Washington Post article (about LGBT culture in Ft. Lauderdale), and other evidence that indicates he exists (such as local/internet awards), but not notable. Contested speedy as there is an assertion of notability, but mostly a biographical piece with no WP:RS indicating why. Recommend delete. -- Kinu t /c  02:16, 29 August 2010 (UTC)
 * delete unreferenced spam, doesnt belong here at all.(Lihaas (talk) 04:31, 29 August 2010 (UTC));
 * delete unreferenced and doesn't meet WP:N Kneale (talk) 12:41, 29 August 2010 (UTC)
 * delete unreferenced BLP which sorta has a claim to notability but reads more like a resume/fluff vanity piece. Ealdgyth - Talk 13:50, 29 August 2010 (UTC)


 * Delete - Unreferenced Biography of a Living Person, written like a spammy vanity piece. Carrite (talk) 17:12, 29 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete - Unreferenced BLP. Joaquin008  ( talk ) 17:52, 29 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 19:13, 29 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Strong KeepIs at least notable in the South Eastern United States, references are given and the page is okay. Don't forget that Wikipedia is not paper. 24.122.252.160 (talk) 07:28, 30 August 2010 (UTC)
 * No, Wikipedia is not paper, but it still has guidelines. Can you explain how the article is "okay" and which of the references convey notability? -- Kinu t /c  07:33, 30 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete His positions as a hotel manager and vice chairman of a tourism board do not make him notable. References are lacking, and the awards he has received are not major. The peacockish writing could be fixed, but the notability problem cannot. --MelanieN (talk) 15:49, 4 September 2010 (UTC)
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