Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rob McEwen (2nd nomination)


 * 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 keep. (non-admin closure) — MRD 20  14  01:57, 29 June 2017 (UTC)

Rob McEwen
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No apparent notability, fails WP:GNG, formerly held a few unreliable, non-BLP sources, which have since been removed. Article feels like an advertisment and should be 'deleted. Lordtobi  ( &#9993; ) 20:00, 6 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 20:11, 6 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Canada-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 20:11, 6 June 2017 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Scrub for neutrality but keep. The article definitely needs sourcing repair and a cleanup for WP:NPOV, but there are credible notability claims — including being appointed to the Order of Canada, which is always valid grounds for an article in and of itself so long as there's some genuine substance and sourcing provided for what they did to get there. Then there's the philanthropy thing — which admittedly this article misses as written, but our article on the McEwen School of Architecture will make clearer. Article needs work, yes, but the base notability is there. Bearcat (talk) 17:27, 7 June 2017 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 04:47, 13 June 2017 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ad Orientem (talk) 00:37, 21 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep but as Bearcat notes, this needs to be rewritten. In addition to the Order of Canada, a quick google search reveals that this guy is one of the top 100 richest people in Canada http://www.canadianbusiness.com/lists-and-rankings/richest-people/rich-100-rob-mcewen/ and has been the subject of some significant news coverage, e.g. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/careers-leadership/rob-mcewen-mining-magnate-with-a-vision/article546293/?page=all There should be no problem finding good, verifiable info on this guy. Crypticfirefly (talk) 02:15, 21 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep -- Order of Canada is indicative of notability. The current version of the article is somewhat neutral, while sourcing has been improved. K.e.coffman (talk) 01:03, 25 June 2017 (UTC)


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