Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Steven E. Tartaglini


 * 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 Speedy delete. Carried out by R3m0t per author request (CSD G7). nadav (talk) 23:35, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

Steven E. Tartaglini

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This apparent autobiography is completely unsourced. The Google searches aren't promising as far as notability goes:, , I suspect the article was written merely to counter the negative publicity he got as part of that one article about him in the Chronicle of Higher Education. nadav (talk) 08:47, 27 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete There is also this article, but it too isn't enough to justify notability by any stretch. Only a handful of google hits on his name. Quatloo 06:59, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
 * This AfD nomination was incomplete. It is listed now. DumbBOT 12:26, 30 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete That person is not worth that number of kilobytes on the Internet. Yechiel Man 14:45, 30 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete as per nom. Canderra 17:15, 30 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete: Completely non-notable.  Seicer  (talk) (contribs) 19:33, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

I understand this article is being challenged. The subject's computer and user id were used for this contribution and, although he was not the author, he did provide some of the documentation for input from records which can be verified by a search of employment and corporate records.
 * No Delete

Please consider the following:

Reference for the book the subject co-authored is: Daehnke, K., Tartaglini, S. (1999) "Business Continuity Planning for Local Infrastructures, A Y2K Guide for Cities and Counties," The Center for Year 2000 Community Action Plans. ISBN 096725650X. It was sold on Amazon for a period of time and is now shown as out of stock. Google will verify the listing with Amazon.

2) The subject is attempting to locate hearing transcripts from the U.S. Senate Special Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem where they cited the above publication as one of two authoritative sources on supply management, business continuity planning and mission critical business processes (in context with the Y2K crisis). A preliminary search of U.S. Senate hearing transcripts has not been successful.

3) The San Bernardino County Sun (with contributions from Associated Press) wrote numerous articles including a 3-part historical feature about the subject and his turnaround of Arrowhead Pacific Savings Bank. Starting in December 1985 with the pending acquisition of the Savings Bank by Transpacific Industries (Pioneer Chicken parent company), which subject crafted and initiated, until 1990 when he left the institution. Again, subject is attempting to secure these references from Sun archives but, as of yet, has not been successful.

4) Public acclamation of subject by Senator Robert F. Bennett was made at the National Roundtable Discussion held in Washington, DC on December 12, 1998. Subject has a video taped recording of that session. Although the websites have since been closed for having no ongoing purpose, there are references to this Roundtable on Google.

5) Neutrality was also evident in the article by referring readers to a negative reference on subject in the Chronicle of Higher Education.

Please reconsider your positions for deletion. Tartaglini 17:27, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Please understand that deletion would actually be doing Mr. Tartaglini a service. If the article were kept, it would have to be completely rewritten by others to comply with our verifiability and neutral point of view policies. Besides two passing references I now found in the Los Angeles Times from years back, the only reliable, secondary sources about Mr. Tartaglini that people on Wikipedia have access to is the Chronicle of Higher education article. This article, to the extent that it describes him at all, portrays him in a negative light and insinuates that his position at American InterContinental University was terminated under unfavorable circumstances. Fortunately, though, I don't think this is enough coverage to pass the WP:BIO notability guideline for articles about people. In any case, Tartaglini should make sure to read the Wikipedia conflict of interest guideline. nadav (talk) 20:25, 31 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Your point (Navda1) that you will edit it to get what you want, anyway, is taken. I no longer wish to be listed in Wikipedia. Please delete this article from Wikipedia immediately.Tartaglini 22:14, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Speedy delete as per above. Sounds like the three trials of Oscar Wilde. Bearian 22:22, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.