Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/William Benson (businessman)


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The result was delete. Davewild (talk) 06:49, 26 June 2015 (UTC)

William Benson (businessman)

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Article fails WP:BIO / WP:BASIC. All coverage of the individual is unreliable or merely mentions him in passing. Most of the sources available are simply promotional in nature and he has not received significant coverage from any reliable sources. Inks.LWC (talk) 05:26, 19 June 2015 (UTC)
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 * Delete Most of the content is cited to Bangalorean.net, which is not a reliable website but rather a site that parrots other websites without fact checking or editorial control. If this person's accomplishments were so great, they would have been documented in a wide range of independent, reliable sources. The lack of such coverage is a major warning flag. Cullen328  Let's discuss it  05:36, 19 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete by all means as my searches consistently found that bangalorean.net link and even two searches "William Benson Tyche businessman" and "William Benson Tyche" simply found republished, primary or non-significant sources. Even the highbeam and Reuters link currently in the article are simply republished PR and no actual coverage (much less in-depth and significant) on their behalf. SwisterTwister   talk  05:18, 20 June 2015 (UTC)
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 * Delete. A search of "William Benson (businessman)" and "Billionaires Row (Champagne)" brings up 41 copies of the same press release and an article in a digital platform in which the company has an interest. Mannanan51 (talk) 03:18, 24 June 2015 (UTC)


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