Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Robert Padulo


 * 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   delete. &mdash; Cirt (talk) 16:30, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

Robert Padulo

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This person does not appear to meet our general notability guideline. Of the references in the article, one is to the "about him" page on his company's website; the others are all about his relatives. While he may have notable family members, that does not mean he is. A Google News search returns no results, and Google Scholar and Google Web do not give anything that I can see contributes to his notability. Lady of  Shalott  17:36, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

While the source may be sighted as "about him" it does not diminish Dr. Padulo's contributions to the HR field in founding the company. His background and work in both the profit and non-profit sectors merit this wikipedia page. While the field of HR may not receive as much coverage or attention as other industries, it is none the less essential, and given that dr. padulo is an infleuntial member of the field, the page should be allowed to exist as is. ---Thassonjee (talk) 17:57, 11 July 2011 (UTC)thassonjee
 * Hmmm Can't find much about him that isn't a 'profile' or similar. 14 pages of ghits and nothing that looked like independent coverage. The company presents the same problem. I'm not sure, without some firm evidence, that "that dr. padulo is an infleuntial member" of the HR field. Cynical, yes, I am. Experienced in AfD, yes, too. If he is so influential, can we please have some proof of it from outside sources? I'm not asking for evidence of him being a "double-black-diamond snowboarder" (whatever that might be), but it could be the icing on the cake if the other claims are referenced as well as his family connections seem to be. As he's been such a busy lad, there must be more that I haven't found. Mustn't there? Peridon (talk) 19:15, 11 July 2011 (UTC)
 * http://view.fdu.edu/default.aspx?id=5401 - link shows him listed as a speaker at a Farliegh Dickinson University event, talking about a topic within HR. I am also looking for further evidence. If the sentences specifying his importance to the industry are removed, would the page be allowed to stay up? --Thassonjee (talk) 19:41, 11 July 2011 (UTC)
 * No, his notability needs to be shown, not claims thereof just removed. Lady  of  Shalott  20:00, 11 July 2011 (UTC)
 * I saw mentions of him as a speaker - but they weren't 'coverage'. Peridon (talk) 20:48, 11 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions.  — • Gene93k (talk) 01:22, 12 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete - I can find no significant coverage about Padulo in independent reliable sources. The assertion that he is influential in HR is not substantiated by any sources.  I see nothing in my search through Google Scholar, Book, News, or Web that supports him being influential. -- Whpq (talk) 18:26, 13 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:03, 18 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete as nothing new seems to have come up since my comment above. Peridon (talk) 10:51, 19 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete Lacks independent sources needed to show notability. The handful of Gbooks hits appear to be false hits. The three Gnews hits are trivial mentions. Edward321 (talk) 13:55, 19 July 2011 (UTC)
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