Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Simon Leung


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The result was   delete. Mark Arsten (talk) 19:01, 4 February 2013 (UTC)

Simon Leung

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Can find no real claims to notability. Reads like a resume for a motivational speaker.

Lots references but most them are self published, prnewswire, blog type referencing. Can not find any reliable sources to establish notability. Ridernyc (talk) 07:48, 28 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete - I am unable to find any significant coverage in independent reliable sources that establish notability. The sourcing in the article is dreadful and appears to be an attempt at carpet bombing the article with so many references that nobody will question it or check it.  I have reviewed the sourcing and the only thing that is close to useable is the TMC interview, but it seems more like a platform for Leung to promote himself.  There are a lot of instances where it appears that the reference has been added without actually reading the reference.  I've tagged these as vailing verification.  The most egregious example is a link to a Rugby article which mentions a player named "Simon Leung" but with no indication that this is the same person, nor does the reference appear to have anything to do with the sentence it is supposed to source.  The rest of the refernces are unreliable or primary sources.  I've tagged the referencing in the article instead of removing them so other editors can review and evaluate them for themselves. -- Whpq (talk) 21:04, 28 January 2013 (UTC)
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 * Delete per WP:BIO and Whpq's meticulous research. I tried too and couldn't find additional sources. Logical Cowboy (talk) 16:22, 30 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep - Article is not spammy but need reference updates. I've also found some coverage about the subject on some press releases and notable Internet Marketing news sites. There are several other people in the same industry containing the same notability and credentials who are currently listed here. 16:00, 1 February 2013 (UTC+8) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 175.136.218.104 (talk)
 * Reply - Press releases do not support notability. If you have some sources other than the ones already listed and discounted in the article, then please present them.  Asserting that sources exist prove nothing. -- Whpq (talk) 11:42, 1 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep I have been in Internet marketing for several years, and Simon Leung is ranked among one of the most well-known Internet entrepreneurs in the industry, and almost every big event features him as a speaker. I agree that he belongs here with other Internet marketers who are also here on Wikipedia, just that whoever wrote this did a poor job with the referencing. I will spend some time doing the research to find the appropriate sources for this article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Internetmarketer (talk • contribs) 07:37, 2 February 2013 (UTC)


 * You'll need to do it quickly. This AfD might be closed soon, and unless the "keep" voters actually put direct links to sources, then the "delete" voters will probably have the winning argument. Ritchie333  (talk)  (cont)   16:12, 4 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete As well as the current sources being a train-wreck as researched by Whpq, I've had a look and can't find anything that relates to this Simon Leung, though there's stuff like this which looks like it's about someone else. That admittedly makes searching for decent sources difficult. In fact, I think the ex-Microsoft Simon Leung is the one who ought to be more likely to get an article over this one. If anything, the article needs to be taken outside and shot. Ritchie333  (talk)  (cont)   16:17, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete per Ritchie and Whpq. This is a wreck of poor sourcing. Bearian (talk) 18:40, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
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