Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Robert Beatty (author)


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The result was delete. Davewild (talk) 08:03, 25 May 2015 (UTC)

Robert Beatty (author)

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Written by paid editor asa advertising for an author publishing his first book, a children's novel that, according to Worldcat is in only one library, referenced only to a book review in the no longer very reliable Kirkus. Some of his other activities rely on PR for non-notable science projects.

He might possibly be a notable technological entrepreneur, if an additional source can be found confirming his founding of Plex Systems--our article gives his boss as the founder. 2007 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year sounds impressive, but not when it seems to be only for the Great Lakes region in a subject category.

The advertising purpose is best shown by the qualification of the subject as "author"--a npov writer would have picked "entrepreneur" of something of that sort--not author.

Needs to be blown up, and started over, if any one wants to do it.  DGG ( talk ) 20:51, 17 May 2015 (UTC)


 * Delete This confirms him as the founder of Plex Systems but my searches in Factiva haven't found any substantial coverage about his work there so WP:BIO isn't met. As for being an author, I've come to the same conclusion as DGG that the Kirkus review is insufficient to meet WP:AUTHOR. SmartSE (talk) 21:26, 17 May 2015 (UTC)
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 * Delete There are very short reviews in Publishers Weekly and Library Journal and some on blogs/social media, but not enough to meet WP:AUTHOR. Can't find much about his other ventures either. Not notable. (I don't think the qualification "author" is anything other than a likely indication of where his notability might lie.) Colapeninsula (talk) 08:54, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete per DGG and SmartSE lacks significant coverage and  fails WP:AUTHOR.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 09:49, 22 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete (and maybe mention him as founder at Plex Systems?) - I searched a little more with "Plex Systems" because that looked like best place for results and I found nothing significant and notable aside from this (basically one link), this, this (a few too many press releases) and this (this last one mentions the 2007 Entrepreneur Award). He is not independently notable at this time. SwisterTwister   talk  07:16, 23 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete Wikipedia is not a place for promotion. SilverSurfingSerpant (talk) 02:06, 25 May 2015 (UTC)
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