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Anthony John Bailey

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Delete:This article appears to be a piece of self promotion overwhelmingly edited by a single anonymous user who I suspect to be none other than Anthony John Bailey himself. The Boy that time forgot 23:14, 15 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Delete: Vanity page: I read most of the articles linked to. The articles were either trivial or biased. The other links were to web sites that this guy owns. That's about as biased as it comes. It's possible that he's notable, but this article definitely looks like a PR piece to me. Also, "Eligo International" turns up very few references elsewhere, and the first few pages worth of links on Google are NN sources: phone books and things like Craigslist. There's virtually no verifiable information on the guy on the Internet. Isn't this odd for "one of the most decorated living Britons"? -- TomXP411^[Talk]

Delete Was going to say to keep until I saw that the biggest contributor to the page - Eligo - is also the name for the company founded by Athony John Bailey. I will concur that is mostly appears to be a vanity page. --Ozgod 06:45, 16 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Keep As one of the significant contributors to this article, I principally used the respected and newly published Debretts People of Today of 2007 to find most of this information including all the foreign honours and positions. I also used various online websites to back it up including as many non Bailey sites as possible ie medias. Bailey is an interesting person for me by the nature of his very wide activities, growing political influence and the fact that he has given money to a major UK political party during the ongoing political crisis here with the UK Government. I therefore oppose deletion but if you want me to re-edit it I can or you can. -- Seisal^[Talk] This template must be substituted.

KeepIm not one and the same person. I have though used text seen on the Eligo site although have put enough references to back it up I think. I think there is enough merit in keeping it but do tell me some suggestions to edit as I am still new at this. -- 81.149.151.110 ^[Talk] This template must be substituted.

Comment - An editor has expressed concern that the above Keep nomination was posted by a sock of User:Seisal. -- Chrislk02 (Chris Kreider) 19:24, 16 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Too many unverifiable vanity claims, fails WP:V. One Night In Hackney 19:09, 16 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Both those !votes were posted by the IP editor [1] [2]. One Night In Hackney 19:11, 16 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for noting that. Please leave it up to the closing admin to determine that though! -- Chrislk02 (Chris Kreider) 19:24, 16 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Here is his entry in Debretts People of Today 2007 which has obviously been checked by their editors and is publically available. No vanity!. BAILEY, Anthony John James; b 13 January 1970, London; Educ Douay Martyrs Sch Ickenham, Univ of Veliko Turnovo Bulgaria (Dip), Univ of Sofia Bulgaria (Dip), Budapest Univ of Economics (Dip), Univ of London (BA); Career special projects exec Burson-Marsteller UK then account dir then sr account dir Burson-Marsteller Int 1991-95, prog mangr mgmnt communications IBM EMEA 1995-96, sr cnsllr Manning, Selvage and Lee Ltd UK 1996, chm Eligo Int Ltd 1997-, special counsel to HRH Prince Khalid Al-Faisal 1998-, chm Painting and Patronage Saudi Arabia/UK 1999-, special advsr Bd of Tstees Arab Thought Fndn Lebanon 2002-05; sr policy advsr Bd of Dirs Foreign Policy Centre 2006-; patron All Pty Parly Pro-Life Gp 2002-, advsr to Policy Unit 10 Downing St, memb London Challenge Ministerial Advsy Gp DfES 2003-; dir Maimonides Fndn 2002-, dir Forthspring Inter-Community Centre Belfast 2003-, memb Advsy Bd Three Faiths Forum UK 2003-, tstee Path to Peace in the Balkans Fndn 2003-, bd dir and tstee United Church Learning Tst 2004-, memb Advsy Cncl Fndn of Reconciliation in the ME UK 2006-, dep pres Venice Fndn Switzerland; memb Ctee Passage Homeless Centre; dep sec-gen and vice pres Gold Mercury Award 2002-; govr Douay Martys Sch Ickenham 2005-; offr Br-Saudi Soc 2002-, tstee Br-Moroccan Soc (hon sec 2003-); memb: RIIA, Royal Soc of Asian Affrs, Loriner's Co, Lab Finance and Industry Gp Soho House, Assoc of Papal Knights (in both GB and I), Catholic Union of GB, European Movement, Br-Italian Soc, Anglo-Portugese Soc, Br-Syrian Soc, Br-Lebanese Soc, Br-Nepal Soc, Anglo-Yemen Soc, Bahrain Soc, CAABU, High Cncl for Foreign Direct Investment of Portugal 2006-; fndn govr RC Archdiocese of Westminster 2005-, memb Friends of Westminster Cathedral, chm St George's Chapel Appeal Westminster Cathedral; ambass-at-large Repub of The Gambia; Medal of Merit and Co-operation Luso-Arab Inst for Co-operation 2006; Freeman City of London 2004; MIPRA 1996, MCIPR 1997, FRSA 2004; First Class Syrian Order of Outstanding Merit 2001, Knight Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre (Holy See/Vatican City) 2001, Knight Cdr with Star Constantinian Order of St George (Grand Magistral Delegate for Inter-Church and Inter-Faith Relations 2006-), Knight Cdr Royal Order of St Francis I (Royal House of Bourbon Two Sicilies) 2001, Knight Cdr Royal Order of Al-Alaoui (Morocco) 2004, Knight Cdr Pontifical Order of Pope Saint Sylvester (Holy See/Vatican City) 2004, Grand Cross Nat Order of Juan Mora Fernandez (Costa Rica) 2004, Grand Offr Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero (Panama) 2004, Knight Cdr Nat Order of the Cedar (Lebanon) 2004, First Class Order of 22 May Unification (Yemen) 2004, Knight Cdr with Star Order of Infante Dom Henrique (Portugal) 2005; Clubs Travellers'; Style- Anthony Bailey, Esq, KCSS; Contact Eligo International Limited, 12 Queens Gate Gardens, London SW7 5LY (Tel 020 7591 0619, fax 020 7225 5279, e-mail abailey@eligo.net) -- Seisal^[Talk]
- Comment: People of Today is written by the subjects of the articles and is not checked. - Kittybrewster 00:40, 17 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  - Comment: Kittybrewster is absolutely correct. User:Seisal confuses Debretts with Who's Who which is checked. David Lauder 09:17, 17 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- From Debrett's own web site: "All biographical information is provided by the entrants themselves to ensure its reliability." https://people.debretts.co.uk/login.jsp -- TomXP411^[Talk] 15:24, 17 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - While cited, I believe that it is a vanity article that is written in a very POV manner. -- Chrislk02 (Chris Kreider) 19:20, 16 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Bailey appears to be notable. The article needs a cleanup badly, however. Kyaa the Catlord 19:51, 16 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per Kyaa the Catlord. TheQuandry 20:01, 16 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, shameless self promotion, notability cannot be judged on this article -- Chris 73 | Talk 22:01, 16 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - vanity page, the article seems to imply that others are more at fault than him in the recent cash-for-honours scandal, which isn't necessarily what the press are saying.

Probably easier to start again. Addhoc 22:56, 16 February 2007(UTC):

- Comment Bailey is not associated with the inquiry so no implications implied. -- Seisal^[Talk]*Delete - non-notable's vanity page. - Kittybrewster 00:30, 17 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - the term "galloping arrogance" springs to mind...--Couter-revolutionary 01:00, 17 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete:most blatant vanity I've ever seen. Bet much of it would not stand up to close scrutiny. Also, I seem to recall that he and John Kennedy (formerly Gvosdenovich) were arrested about 7 or 8 years ago on charges of Fraud brought by one of the Tunisian Royal Family. Shady character. The Labour Party deserves him. One can't help wondering if he has told his "fiancée" that he supports socialists. David Lauder 09:17, 17 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

...my thoughts entirely...--Couter-revolutionary 10:41, 17 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - I brought this up last week at the admin noticeboard, the whole thing is suspicious and self promoting. Along with the article the high res. publicity shot should be deleted. Also worth throwing into this AfD is Painting & Patronage an "artistic exchange programme" - which is actually nothing more than a PR event for the Saudi clients of his PR firm Eligo - it too reads like a PR firm press release. SFC9394 09:59, 17 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete spammy bio. If he is truly notable, let someone neutral write it. The article as it is now is fluff. SchmuckyTheCat 16:27, 17 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Have edited the biography greatly to reflect all your valuable comments. I'm still new at this! -- Seisal^[Talk]

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 *'''Keep''' per Kyaa the Catlord. [[User:TheQuandry|TheQuandry]] 20:01, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
 *'''Delete''', shameless self promotion, notability cannot be judged on this article -- [[User:Chris 73|Chris 73]] | [[User talk:Chris 73|Talk]] 22:01, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
-*'''Delete''' - vanity page, the article seems to imply that others are more at fault than him in the recent cash-for-honours scandal, which isn't necessarily what the press are saying. Probably easier to start again. [[User:Addhoc|Addhoc]] 22:56, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
+*'''Delete''' - vanity page, the article seems to imply that others are more at fault than him in the recent cash-for-honours scandal, which isn't necessarily what the press are saying.
+Probably easier to start again. [[User:Addhoc|Addhoc]] 22:56, 16 February 2007(UTC):
-*'''Delete''' - non-notable's vanity page. - [[User:Kittybrewster|Kittybrewster]] 00:30, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
+**'''Comment''' Bailey is not associated with the inquiry so no implications implied. -- [[User:Seisal|Seisal]]<sup>[[User talk:Seisal|[Talk]]]</sup>*'''Delete''' - non-notable's vanity page. - [[User:Kittybrewster|Kittybrewster]] 00:30, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
 *'''Delete''' - the term "galloping arrogance" springs to mind...--[[User:Couter-revolutionary|Couter-revolutionary]] 01:00, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
 *'''Delete''':most blatant vanity I've ever seen. Bet much of it would not stand up to close scrutiny. Also, I seem to recall that he and John Kennedy (formerly Gvosdenovich) were arrested about 7 or 8 years ago on charges of Fraud brought by one of the Tunisian Royal Family. Shady character. The Labour Party deserves him. One can't help wondering if he has told his "fiancée" that he supports socialists. [[User:David Lauder|David Lauder]] 09:17, 17 February 2007 (UTC)