Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rick Sopher


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The result was delete.  MBisanz  talk 15:35, 31 August 2020 (UTC)

Rick Sopher

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I declined this PROD because I think it's arguable, but I think the subject of this article fails WP:BASIC. He's occasionally quoted in the Financial Times, but I can't find coverage of him. He's a rich businessman: that's it. The article claimed he was awarded the Légion d'honneur, which would presumably get him past WP:ANYBIO, until I looked it up and could not find any coverage in RS indicating that this was true. AleatoryPonderings (talk) 04:08, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. AleatoryPonderings (talk) 04:08, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of England-related deletion discussions. AleatoryPonderings (talk) 04:08, 14 August 2020 (UTC)


 * Delete No evidence whatever of satisfying Wikipedia's notability standards. None of the references is either a substantial coverage, and only one is an independent source. That one merely quotes a couple of sentences from him. The article doesn't indicate anything about him that might make him notable beyond the fact that he's a rich businessman, as AleatoryPonderings has said. JBW (talk) 10:59, 14 August 2020 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Note: the article creator (is currently blocked) and has left a comment about their opinions on the deletion discussion on their talk page, here.  Seagull123  Φ  18:30, 20 August 2020 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, T. Canens (talk) 04:49, 22 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete: Doesn't seem to be notable other than being rich. Coverage is passing at best, not enough to meet WP:GNG or WP:NBIO Eddie891 Talk Work 14:07, 30 August 2020 (UTC)


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