Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tom Hayes (author)


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The result was   keep.  Sandstein  10:24, 26 February 2012 (UTC)

Tom Hayes (author)

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A writer of some relatively recent books. Note the extensive edits of SPAs and  — the second one references his alma mater, and I wouldn't be surprised if one or both of these is actually him. Raymie (t • c) 22:53, 16 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep - despite the severe need for cleanup, the creation/editing by SPAs, and the overall promotional tone, the external links in the article demonstrate that the subject has been the primary subject of several news/magazine articles and therefore likely passes the standard for notability. LaMenta3 (talk) 23:16, 16 February 2012 (UTC)
 * I've done a little cleanup and moved the massive list of articles to the talk page as a reference for further work. LaMenta3 (talk) 00:27, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep - Although the subject just barely meets WP:AUTHOR, there are enough RS for keep. --Tgeairn (talk) 18:31, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
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 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  Sandstein   11:13, 25 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep Profile in Fast Company and discussion in NYT show his notability. BigJim707 (talk) 16:48, 25 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep. He is covered in the book, Grassroots Leaders for a New Economy (see Google Books). This book was called "A seminal work in fleshing out the kind of leadership we need to renew and prepare communities for the demands of democracy in the coming era" by Ronald Heifetz. That coverage plus the Fast Company article is clearly WP:SIGCOV and WP:GNG is met. --  Sailing to Byzantium  ( msg ),  23:12, 25 February 2012 (UTC)
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