Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tom Kraeutler


 * 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   keep. joe deckertalk to me 15:22, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Tom Kraeutler

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Despite some seemingly solid credentials, there are no reliable third party sources for this person. The one source in the article already is a mentioning in passing type deal. I'd also note that the article itself has severe COI issues, immaterial as that may be to the discussion, in it's present form, the article is tainted.  S ven M anguard  Wha?  21:32, 29 April 2011 (UTC)
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 * Keep He seems clearly notable, though the article needs better referencing. Google News Archives finds 227 hits, including (among the first 10 hits alone) 4 citations at the New York Times, one at USA Today, and one at CNNMoney. Clearly, major national publications regard him as the go-to guy on the subject of home improvement, and as such he is notable. --MelanieN (talk) 16:02, 5 May 2011 (UTC)
 * P.S. I added several of these citations to the article. It is still overly promotional, but that can be fixed by normal editing and is not a reason for deletion. --MelanieN (talk) 16:19, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:49, 6 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Keep - As nationally-recognized home improvement expert. Appears to be a public figure. Carrite (talk) 15:03, 6 May 2011 (UTC)
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