Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ted Barben


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The result was   delete. JForget 02:40, 14 February 2010 (UTC)

Ted Barben

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 * Delete. Does not meet biographical notability criteria. Barben is mentioned in a single book: see pages 77-86 in .  The narrative is an account of the author's professional relationship with Barben, and is written in a tone of glowing praise.  There is nothing wrong with that, but for our purposes it doesn't sound like an objective source indicating notability.  No other article links to this article. CosineKitty (talk) 20:27, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete. I'm unable to find any media coverage of this individual, and the book about him is published by a very small, possibly vanity, press (The Best-Kept Career Secret). Pburka (talk) 20:43, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete. As I read it, this book was published by IHC Books of Hillsdale, Michigan, and as far as I can tell that's the only book that publisher has ever released.  According to WorldCat, though, it's held by 117 libraries, which actually isn't too bad.  As for this article, it's a promotional bio of an industrial businessman mentioned in a personal anecdote in one non-notable book.  He's named in several patents, but I can't find the significant coverage needed to pass WP:BIO.   Glenfarclas   ( talk ) 22:05, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 00:51, 8 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Weak delete - I've done several searches, and I can't find much online about this inventor, see, and .  The problem is not just the paucity of sources, but the absolute absence of reliable sources.  On the other hand, he was most active in the 1960s and 1970s, so his career predates the creation of the Internet by Al Gore. I would agree to change my mind if someone could find a good textbook citation, even one. Bearian (talk) 23:40, 8 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete for lack of significant coverage to establish notability. The book cited here was written by Barben's business partner, so it hardly makes Barben widely notable to be mentioned in it. Otherwise, all I can find is a few press releases. It's possible his invention was a significant advance, but I can't find any evidence searching either under his name or under "pH analyzer". --MelanieN (talk) 23:46, 13 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment: I went through the article and Wikified the style; the article consistently said "Ted" this and "Ted" that, instead of Barben. In my experience, articles that refer to the subject by first name are almost always puff pieces - and have usually been created by the subject or someone close to him/her. --MelanieN (talk) 23:56, 13 February 2010 (UTC)
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