Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mike Dover
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- 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. Courcelles 22:35, 26 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Non-notable per WP:BIO and WP:AUTHOR; WP:PROMO article written by former colleague; no significant coverage online from WP:Reliable sources. Speedy declined; proposed deletion contested by creator. Gurt Posh (talk) 21:38, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. —Gurt Posh (talk) 21:40, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. —Gurt Posh (talk) 21:40, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- I vote keep. The article is quite well-sourced now. --Jdechambeau (talk) 22:54, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete - Appears to fail WP:AUTHOR and WP:GNG. All I could find was a single passing reference in the National Post. The current article has no reliable secondary sources, and the bulk of links are to youtube videos which appear to be primary sources. ConcernedVancouverite (talk) 22:56, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- It's hardly a passing reference, it's a featured article. And there are many more references, all in the article. --Jdechambeau (talk) 23:19, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment - Article creator has acknowledged a conflict of interest here [1]. ConcernedVancouverite (talk) 02:03, 20 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete - I didn't see biographical sources that support this biography on Google and Yahoo.SwisterTwister talk 03:09, 20 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete - didn't find much in the way of significant coverage about this author when searching. --SarekOfVulcan (talk) 18:40, 21 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete - fails WP:AUTHOR and WP:GNG. VQuakr (talk) 18:44, 21 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Merger with Wikibrands
[edit]Would it be an acceptable compromise to merge this article with the User:Jdechambeau/Wikibrands: Reinventing Your Company in a Customer-Driven Marketplace that I'm working on for reintroduction? Mike Dover could then live on as a redirect. Let me know. --Jdechambeau (talk) 20:30, 22 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- 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.