Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tom Joule


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The result was redirect to Joules (clothing).  Sandstein  15:24, 28 February 2019 (UTC)

Tom Joule

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Fails WP:NBIO, WP:NOTINHERITED – the person does not seem to be notable independently from the company he started (Joules). Sourcing primarily to his own book (as many as 10 references) and to an interview in niché media (3 refs). The remaining two references mention his name only incidentally, in the context of Joules. — kashmīrī  TALK  20:51, 13 February 2019 (UTC)


 * Keep I'm original author of the article. Figurehead of Joules, which is a high-profile fashion company in the UK; not inherited, but guidelines say "widely recognized contribution that is part of the enduring historical record in his or her specific field" -- I would argue that founding one of the largest fashion retailers in the UK meets that criteria. He is on The Sunday Times Rich List -- wealth is not an indication of noteworthiness on its own, but a signal of public interest. I'm seeing personal coverage / interviews -- of course in his capacity as the founder of Joules -- in Drapers, Retail Week and Management Today. He was also involved in a widely covered shareholder dispute to reacquire the company to take it private last year. Shareholder dispute covered in City AM, The Daily Mail, Drapers, and Retail Gazette. ScepticalChymist (talk) 21:07, 13 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions.  ~Ruyaba~   {talk}  21:16, 13 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of United Kingdom-related deletion discussions.  ~Ruyaba~   {talk}  21:16, 13 February 2019 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * resore theRedirect to Joules (clothing) (rather than the unit of measurement). Nothing to suggest the man is independabtly notable. Btw it's "criterion" not "criteria", which is the plural.TheLongTone (talk) 15:45, 19 February 2019 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Natg 19 (talk) 00:47, 21 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Redirect - The article is almost entirely about the company and not the man who founded it, and should be redirected. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:05, 25 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Joules (clothing), merging anything worth keeping. Not notable independently of the company. Interviews don't establish notability. Nor do actions he took on behalf of the company. Narky Blert (talk) 11:33, 26 February 2019 (UTC)


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