Wikipedia talk:Articles for deletion/Tony Samara

Notability wise, results on Google would be low because Tony Samara has only recently started to mark presence on the internet. The internet is not the only scale for measuring the work of a person.

His work is mainly with people and he does so through retreats and workshops and other practices. In so doing, he now works with thousands of people around the world. His book on Shamanism is going to be published in French and Portuguese this year by mainstream publishers in the respective countries. I don't know if you are familiar with the publishing world but I am sure you can appreciate the notability question from this perspective.

Also media in Australia, Portugal, Croatia, Germany and Slovenia have filmed and published articles about Tony Samara several times. He is far from being a complete stranger.

As to my working for The Samara Foundation, well, as you can see, I'm not hiding it or have any malicious intention about it. My purpose stems from personal initiative. Maybe I should just change username and e-mail address and everything would be ok? I'd rather be honest and deal with any discussion cards on table.

I hope this clears it a bit for you. I thank you again for your concern, I personally am a great supporter of Wikipedia and like, you, don't like to see it used for improper purposes.

So I will respect whatever decision is taken by the vote. However, it is more than likely that someone else will post an article about this person. My thought was to start with one that reflected the work from a neutral even though empirical POV.

Peace

Taking from the Vanity Page guidelines: "Does lack of fame make a vanity article?

An article should not be dismissed as "vanity" simply because the subject is not famous. There is presently no consensus about what degree of recognition is required for a page to be included in Wikipedia (although consensus exists regarding particular kinds of article, for instance see WP:MUSIC). Lack of fame is not the same as vanity.

Furthermore, an article is not "vanity" simply because it was written by its subject. Articles about existing books, movies, games, and businesses are not "vanity" so long as the content is kept to salient material and not overtly promotional."

I am not Tony Samara, although I am the same person that has edited the article various times (because I'm still discovering how to work with Wikipedia).

Peace