Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ted Byrt


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The result was delete.  MBisanz  talk 01:21, 29 May 2016 (UTC)

Ted Byrt

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Fails WP:GNG – no significant coverage in independent sources. Although the companies he has been associated with may be independently notable, Byrt himself has received only tangential coverage.  IgnorantArmies  (talk)  14:56, 13 May 2016 (UTC)


 * Delete. None of these sources are actually about him. The Drover&#39;s Wife (talk) 02:40, 14 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep. Seems to be plenty of reliable third party coverage of Byrt, his sustainable business ideas, and his role as executive chairman of Papyrus Australia, see Bloomberg, ABC Rural, and Sustainability matters. Johnfos (talk) 16:13, 14 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletion discussions. Grahame (talk) 01:56, 15 May 2016 (UTC)


 * Delete Not notable. Bloomberg link doesn't work, and article itself is poorly sourced with citations that are either connected to or make little to no mention at all of the subject. No third-party links were found, with a search turning up mainly an insurance agent with the same name. sixty nine   • speak up •  04:45, 15 May 2016 (UTC)


 * Comment and clarification. I think you need to search a little more deeply, and not get distracted by someone else with a similar name. This is part of what the Bloomberg link says about Byrt:
 * "Mr. Edward Michael Byrt, also known as Ted, LLB serves as a Senior Partner of Norman Waterhouse. Over a decade, Mr. Byrt has been appointed to a number of private and public corporation boards to which he has general commercial legal skills and a diversity of experience from his legal and business background. He serves as an Executive Director of Papyrus Australia Limited. He serves as a company director and legal consultant. For 35 years, he was a Partner of Norman Waterhouse Lawyers, where he provided strategic commercial advice to industry, commerce and government enterprises. In his professional career He has advised many companies undertaking business in Australia and overseas markets, as well as foreign companies operating in Australia. He has a particular interest in promoting Australia-China business. He has been Chairman of Papyrus Australia Limited since July 2009 and has been its Director since December 2004. He has been an Independent Non-Executive Director of Treyo Leisure and Entertainment Ltd. since October 28, 2008. He serves as a Director of Business SA. He served as an Independent Non-Executive Director of China JXY Food Limited from April 2011 to July 10, 2012. He serves as the Chairman of the South Australian China Cluster and served as National Vice-President/National Director of the Australia China Business Council. He served as Director of Papyrus Australia Ltd. Mr. Byrt received his LLB from Adelaide University." Johnfos (talk) 08:17, 15 May 2016 (UTC)


 * The ABC Rural link says:
 * "Executive chairman Ted Byrt hopes the product will reduce the use of plastic in the industry. This is the first time that banana fibre has been used for this sort of product, so we had a lot of due diligence that was expected of us, including taking Australian banana fibre that we processed up in Queensland to China and having it processed through their paper maché machinery to prove that it works. Mr Byrt says the initial order is for five million trays a year to transport fruits like apples and pears. Papyrus Limited has headquarters in Adelaide, but its main processing plant is in the farm north Queensland town of Walkamin, where it also sources material from plantations in the Atherton Tablelands. Mr Byrt says more jobs will be created at its plant, although he didn't say how many. Once the company has proven the product, Mr Byrt hopes other industries, like hospitality, will also be interested."


 * Yes, the article needs considerable work, but there really does appear to be some useful source material around, which establishes notability. Johnfos (talk) 08:28, 15 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Why aren't they being added in the name of saving the article as we speak, then? Aside from the (nonexistent) Bloomberg link, there's no third-party sources cementing his notability outside Australian niche environmental sites. sixty nine   • speak up •  01:48, 17 May 2016 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Nakon  03:07, 21 May 2016 (UTC)


 * Delete - The subject is quoted in sources talking about ventures he's responsible for. None of these sources actually have significant coverage about the subject himself. Not notable. ~Kvng (talk) 13:58, 21 May 2016 (UTC)


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