Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Valentin Vladescu


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The result was   Speedily deleted under CSD G7 (One author who has requested deletion). JamesBWatson (talk) 12:44, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

Valentin Vladescu

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That this is an autobiography is unquestionable. What is questionable is the notability of the subject. It does not appear to be significant, and the coverage isn't neutral or reliable enough to make for significant coverage. &mdash; Timneu22 · &#32; talk 14:21, 26 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete - as far as I can tell, no independent sources exist about this man, either in English or in Romanian. He has his own site, LinkedIn and facebook; apparently, he doesn't know Wikipedia has notability standards that those sites don't have. - Biruitorul Talk 14:34, 26 August 2010 (UTC)
 * There are some matters of notability (see and ) out there, just very few yet. The reason for the auto-biography is the mainly disassociating my name of Mr Sebastian Vladescu upon wikipedia query for the surname itself. Talk 14:51, 26 August 2010 (UTC)
 * First of all, Mr. Vlădescu, you're going to have to read WP:RS, where you'll find that this encyclopedia is based on "reliable, third-party, published sources with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy". Then you'll have to read WP:SPS, where you'll learn that "self-published media—including but not limited to books, newsletters, personal websites, open wikis, personal or group blogs, Internet forum postings, and tweets—are largely not acceptable". Then, keeping these criteria in mind, you'll have to find acceptable sources about yourself, should these exist. And no, just because you share a last name with a man who has twice been Finance Minister does not entitle you to a place in this encyclopedia and certainly does not place you on the same level of notability that Sebastian has. Just imagine every O'Neill or every Brown making that argument! - Biruitorul Talk 19:17, 26 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete The two new references provided here (which I have reformatted for accessibility on this discussion page) and the references provided in the article do not assert any special notability. Distinguishing oneself from a person with a similar name on Wikipedia is hardly a valid reason to create a Wikipedia article about oneself.  WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 16:40, 26 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Romania-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 18:47, 26 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 18:47, 26 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete I can find no sources establishing notability that would justify keeping this autobiography. -- Rrburke (talk) 01:30, 27 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete - I can understand plugging oneself on Wikipedia, I just can't comprehend making oneself a vacuous stub... Carrite (talk) 02:26, 27 August 2010 (UTC)
 * @Biruitorul Fair enough, your arguments do stand up! They do, despite the fact that I'm sure any story with negative impact should have been enough to give me the required notoriety not even for an autobiography but for an article written for and by people craving for "sensational". As far as the level of notability that Sebastian has, not for a moment did I claim notoriety even close to him. All I was claiming was what I thought was a rightful place in the "Romanian businesspeople" category! This place may not be entirely earned from your point of view since lacking reliable sources, which is pretty fair considering the value of the community. You should consider however the direction of most of Romanian journalistic endeavors and the fact that's little place for press coverages especially when we're talking about small companies or people doing extraordinary things! @Carrite You sir, however have no right to offend as long as you don't have YOUR OWN argument! From my point of view your attitude brings just no value to this discussion. - Vvladescu (talk) 06:40, 27 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Vvladescu, you have no other edits but this article. AfDs revolve around discussion of policy. Your comments have brought nothing to this discussion, and I don't see where you are offended. It is extremely rare that an autobiographical article created by a user with no other edits gets kept. &mdash; Timneu22 · &#32; talk 09:56, 27 August 2010 (UTC)
 * @Timneu22, I have properly acknowledged and accepted all valid points. Do I need to Prefix my post with the Delete word in order to have this accepted? am offended by one user calling me a "vacuous stub" without having a valid point other than a personal opinion not about the post itself but about me as a person. Objective judging is very ok in a debate while expressing personal opinions about one of the participant never is. Just delete the article and rest assured I perfectly understood the valid points you have made so far.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Vvladescu (talk • contribs) 10:48, 27 August 2010 (UTC)
 * The user was referring to a stubbed article. &mdash; Timneu22 · &#32; talk 11:59, 27 August 2010 (UTC)
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