Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/UIS (company)


 * 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   delete both. King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 10:15, 17 May 2011 (UTC)

UIS (company)

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This is just a run of the mill tech company, no sigifivcant coverage, all the refs are minor in nature, reads like an advert. Fails both WP:GNG and WP:CORP

Also nominating the sister artical Paul Dorian created at the same time by a WP:SPA who I suspect may have a WP:COI with one or both of the subjects. - In the case of Paul Dorian, no indication of notibility, fails WP:GNG, reads like a resume. Mtking (talk) 07:19, 10 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Actually I just only a few hours ago created this article and 5 minutes later MtKing was trying to delete it. If you look at MtKing's even most recent history and talk page it shows that is very bitey and goals to go from article to article trying to delete them.  So let's talk Notability policy.  If you believe that the article have not significant source to verify notability then I say although I haven't yet completed the creation of the article there is at least one obviously notable fact.  That Dorian and the company are currently listed among Silicon Valley's Top 40 under 40 according to the Business Journal.   That is an honor and achievement of which they were nominated and received credit for from a nationally respected business publication. Just remember "The person has received a well-known and significant award or honor, or has been nominated for one several times." is considered notable.

That reference alone should clear the subject because it applies to the following:
 * "Significant coverage" means that source address the subject directly in detail. Significant coverage is more than a trivial mention but it need not be the main topic of the source material.
 * The Biz Journal article was published for the purpose of honoring the list of entrepreneurs.


 * "Reliable" means sources need editorial integrity to allow verifiable evaluation of notability, per the reliable source guideline. Sources may encompass published works in all forms and media, and in any language. Availability of secondary sources covering the subject is a good test for notability.
 * The publication is respectable and has its own Wikipedia page.

I ask administrative editors not to give in to someone that is clearly trying to harass for one reason or another. This article has at least one proof of notability and I'm sure I could find more if I was distracted by Mtking's efforts. --Rainman64 (talk) 07:35, 10 May 2011 (UTC)


 * comment - Paul Dorian seems a notable CEO. I think it might be preferable to have two separate AFD discussions, I have never seen a double up AFD like this but perhaps its OK.... it will likely be messy when closing trying to work out one from the other. UIS (company)also seems at least over the grass cutting notability of WP:GNG Off2riorob (talk) 14:01, 10 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete CEO- Main claim is selection as #14 of '40 under 40' of 'current' local 'san jose bizjournal'; not a well known award (think Oscars, Tonys, People's Choice, Time magazine Person of the Year), no award, just a list. 'Current' is 2008, list is not numbered (he could be #1 or #40, but at least it's not just alphabetical) trivial mention of name, age in June08, president of (insert company here), tech guru who fixed all the computers of his elementary school, charged people to fix their computers while in high school, hired his dad, and likes to eat - food. Most 'references' are sourced to publications he's supposedly known for writing in, his linkedin page, etc. No coverage found in reliable sources elsewhere in the state, let alone nationally. Fails WP:N, WP:GNG, WP:ANYBIO. WP:TOOSOON. Willing to be convinced with WP:RS. Dru of Id (talk) 18:03, 10 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete UIS definitely; delete Paul Dorian weakly. The fact that UIS is yet another IT consulting firm ought to weigh heavily against inclusion.  The article doesn't say they invented the wheel, split the atom, or otherwise achieved anything approaching long term historical notability; and without some kind of history making achievement there's no reason why anyone outside of an IT department ought to have heard of them.  Being ranked #14 of Silicon Valley's Top 40 under 40 - apparently a Top 40 list and puff piece about youngish proprietors in a local business tabloid - does not get to that kind of historic significance; and that would appear to be the best of the sources given.  The CEO is apparently also a blogger or colummist for an online tech paper; not sure this makes him an encyclopedia-worthy public figure either. - Smerdis of Tlön - killing the human spirit since 2003! 20:08, 10 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions.  — • Gene93k (talk) 17:29, 11 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions.  — • Gene93k (talk) 17:29, 11 May 2011 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.