Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Richard Whitney (financier)


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The result was   keep. Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:08, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

Richard Whitney (financier)

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Non notable. Vanilla Latte Boy (talk) 19:28, 6 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep Richard Whitney was a major Wall Street figure during the Depression, and his embezzlement conviction was very big news at the time. The article is well-referenced.  CNN compared him to Bernie Madoff 70 years earlier.  A movie was made about him.  Why does the nominator judge him "non notable"? Cullen328 (talk) 04:38, 7 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment This AfD nomination is pretty much the only thing that Vanilla Latte Boy has done on Wikipedia. It seems a bit strange to me. Cullen328 (talk) 04:41, 7 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Speedy Keep - Article was already referenced with reliable sources that clearly establishes notability at the time of nomination. -- Whpq (talk) 13:08, 7 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep - Obviously notable per the general notability guideline. Reaper Eternal (talk) 13:20, 7 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions.  — Reaper Eternal (talk) 13:21, 7 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Snow keep, obviously notable. Even if you were to disregard his historical role in the 1929 crash and the embezzlement conviction, the references available clearly meet WP:GNG - frankie (talk) 14:53, 7 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep - President of the New York Stock Exchange... We're done. Carrite (talk) 14:19, 9 July 2011 (UTC)
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