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The result was delete. Spartaz Humbug! 06:34, 9 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Tom Moeskops (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD • AfD statistics)
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Bio of a real estate professional. As far as I can tell, one of the external links confirms his status but beyond that I see no evidence of notability. — RHaworth (talk · contribs) 11:09, 24 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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- Leaning delete. He's had bits of coverage before, mainly in the Dutch press, for his real estate investment,[1][2] and the recent announcement that he's joining a fairly obscure Brunei investment firm as a director after they bought his company doesn't tip him into notability, afaics. Fences&Windows 19:02, 24 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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- Delete. Any business owner/director get his name mentioned from time to time in a publication, but that doesn't make him notable. Besides, the article smells like self-promo. -- P 1 9 9 • TALK 02:32, 9 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was keep. Based on the links discussed here. And yes, the quote is outstanding. Xymmax So let it be written So let it be done 18:48, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Scott M. Sipprelle (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD • AfD statistics)
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Subject is mainly known as a political candidate, but fails WP:POLITICIAN because he has yet to win office, and has not otherwise met notability guidelines. Since this article was created shortly after Sipprelle's announcement of candidacy, and did not exist during his business career, I suspect that this article is meant to tacitly support his candidacy, though blatant promotion is not present. Request deletion without prejudice, in case he does win this election, in which case he would clearly meet notability guidelines for politicians. (Contested PROD.) - Realkyhick (Talk to me) 05:36, 24 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep. It's borderline, but he did win the Republican primary election against David Corsi - Corsi has never even won a primary, but it's something. Running for a seat in the U.S. Congress with the support of a major party is a pretty big deal. Dcoetzee 15:29, 24 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- It's been general precedent on House of Representatives races that a candidate is not notable just for running. He or she must have achieved notability through other means, unless the race itself garners significant statewide or national attention. I'll agree this call is borderline, and he may get enough coverage in the run-up to the general election to merit an article. But not yet. - Realkyhick (Talk to me) 18:55, 24 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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- Delete - straight delete - fails WP:POLITICIAN - no problem with a recreate if he wins election. Codf1977 (talk) 17:53, 24 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep - looking for news sources by getting rid of the middle initial, I found this and this to suggest that he has notability from his business activities, apart from the current run for office. This information isn't in the article, probably because it isn't relevant to his campaign which seems to be the reason for the page's creation, but it can certainly be added by someone who can see the full articles. Businesses mentioned matched the ones in the article's biography, so I'm pretty sure this is the same Scott. Yoshi348 (talk) 19:00, 24 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep for the same reason as Yoshi348. He was probably at least scraping notability for his investments career, e.g. [3][4][5]; add in a run for the House of Representatives and he sails home. And it's not really relevant to his notability, but this raised a smile: "In 1995 Scott Sipprelle, then a young banker at Morgan Stanley, having urged his client, Netscape's chief executive Jim Barksdale, to show some restraint in pricing the internet browser company's shares, acknowledged that US investors were ripe for the taking: "Jim - you're at the senior prom. Your date is drunk. Whether you're a gentleman is up to you."[6] Fences&Windows 20:24, 24 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Still not totally convinced re notability, but that quote is priceless. - Realkyhick (Talk to me) 03:22, 25 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was keep. Spartaz Humbug! 06:27, 9 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Chris Goodall (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD • AfD statistics)
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Books have only received minor notice (Clarion Award includes awards to condom adverts, direct mail hawkers, the latest in his category was to a collection of emergency services animal rescue stories) and he was not elected and did not received significant coverage so cannot claim political notabilty either. Non notable biography. --Narson ~ Talk • 12:44, 23 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep There is plenty of coverage for this author/activist and his book in the G-News archives: See Christian Today, The Guardian etc. The article needs work, not deletion. --Vejvančický (talk | contribs) 14:07, 23 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Christian Today does not strike me as a amazingly unbiased and reliable source, the Guardian bit isn't even about him...though if we need it, it can help build a case for the notability of Marks and Spencers or Carbon Offsetting. --Narson ~ Talk • 22:18, 23 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete - Fails WP:POLITICIAN Codf1977 (talk) 17:26, 23 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete as nominator - Obviously I think it should be gone, per the reasons I gave above. His novels fall short of that criteria and his politician creds don't check out and I do not believe there is any significant coverage of him as a person to justify this article. --Narson ~ Talk • 22:18, 23 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Okay, I listed more sources (check the article, please):
- Honk if you want to stop global warming Salon.com
- How Virtuous is Ed Begley Jr.? The New York Times
- When going green just doesn't add up Yorkshire Post
- Ekspert: Det er miljøskadeligt at gå (DR Forside)
- Btw, WP:POLITICIAN is not the only relevant guideline here. --Vejvančický (talk | contribs) 06:26, 24 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Almost all of those are more about the book than him. One is using his book to slap someone else around. It is just the news grabbing onto the outlandish claims in his book or a bit of a copy selling laugh. --Narson ~ Talk • 12:13, 24 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- The "outlandish claims" were noted by multiple reliable media. I don't judge theories, they're foolish for some and wise for others. I would agree with merging this bio to How to Live a Low-Carbon Life. --Vejvančický (talk | contribs) 13:50, 24 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Almost all of those are more about the book than him. One is using his book to slap someone else around. It is just the news grabbing onto the outlandish claims in his book or a bit of a copy selling laugh. --Narson ~ Talk • 12:13, 24 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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- redirect -- failed candidate = NN; author of a book on which we have an article does not necessarily make him notable; hence redirect ot book. Peterkingiron (talk) 23:39, 26 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete - low-level political candidate, non-notable author. This individual does not pass WP:GNG or any of the more specific guidelines. SnottyWong prattle 20:05, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep. Notable author. Just noticed that he did a book review for Nature Reports no less. Johnfos (talk) 02:02, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep — Sufficient notability as an author. I encourage a lower bar for politicians, since they are "public figures" by nature, and that's additional worth to the topic. It's just a stub, needs improvement, obviously, but deletion is not the answer here. Carrite (talk) 02:58, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Can I ask which bit of the author guidelines you believe he has passed? And a lower bar for politicians (which I would lean towards supporting, were it not for a CoI) is a good debate t have, but one for the policy pages and not something to be driven by AfDs. --Narson ~ Talk • 14:11, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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- Delete; non-notable politician, and that coverage there is of his life and texts fails the "significance" test. Ironholds (talk) 18:57, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment. Per the WP:Author notability criterion 3, Goodall has created a collective body of work that has been the subject of multiple independent periodical articles or reviews. The periodicals include Journal of Environmental Health Research [7], The Guardian [8], The Times [9], New Scientist [10] [11], as well as many notable articles written by Goodall [12] [13] [14] [15]. Johnfos (talk) 20:29, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep the reviews are sufficient to establish notability as an author. DGG ( talk ) 03:17, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep - notably of this author clearly established per Johnfos' list.--E8 (talk) 00:40, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. -- Cirt (talk) 01:00, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Sandra Wilken (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD • AfD statistics)
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Non notable - poss advertising ? Chaosdruid (talk) 11:27, 23 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete No secondary sources provided. Even if they were it is questionable if being a successful real estate salesperson would qualify someone for an article. Borock (talk) 12:15, 23 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete, I'd even say speedy as blatant advertising.--137.122.49.102 (talk) 13:04, 23 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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- Delete. Has received a handful of mentions in local press, e.g. [16][17], but not enough to write an article about her or consider her notable. Fences&Windows 20:54, 24 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. Jayjg (talk) 04:58, 29 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Todor Vassilev (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD • AfD statistics)
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Unsourced article about a living person. Has been deleted three times, once through WP:PROD and twice through speedy deletion. The same editor keeps recreating it. Putting to AFD to establish a clear consensus so that the article can either be kept/improved if sources can be found, or if not then deleted and (if necessary) salted. RL0919 (talk) 18:39, 22 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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- Delete. I am sorry, but this enormously long essay reads like this businessman paid someone to write an essay on him so that his legacy is even greater. Even put aside the fact there are absolutely no sources. I may change my mind if sources are provided, article is wikified and massively shortened... but even then I doubt it...WildHorsesPulled (talk) 23:46, 22 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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- Delete. Even in Bulgarian (Тодор Христов Василев) my searches are not pulling up any relevant hits. There's a guy called Todor Vassilev whose custody battle with his Polish wife got press last year, but it's not the same guy. Fences&Windows 21:11, 24 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete, very flowery writing, but also very short on sources or references. Would not appear to be meet WP:V or WP:N. Lankiveil (speak to me) 11:07, 28 June 2010 (UTC).[reply]
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The result was delete. -- Cirt (talk) 01:03, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Brian Hamburger (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD • AfD statistics)
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Article is an autobiography that lacks independent sourcing and does not indicate notability sufficient for inclusion in Wikipedia QueenofBattle (talk) 20:09, 23 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete - Hamburger fails WP:GNG and WP:ANYBIO. Claritas § 20:24, 23 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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- Delete - he is lacking any notable accomplishments as an attorney, and none of the references are reliable. Was he a leading editor on a law review or journal? Has he served an a major bar association committee? Has he taught at an accredited college or law school? Did he clerk for a notable judge? Bearian (talk) 20:17, 24 June 2010 (UTC) See also User:Bearian/Standards#Notable_attorney. Bearian (talk) 20:35, 24 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete. Ref 3 is OK, but all the rest are primary sources. He's been quoted around the financial and trade press, [18][19][20] but I don't think the coverage is independent enough or substantial enough for us to put together a neutral and well sourced biography. Someone might be able to dig up better coverage, so I'm open to persuasion. I don't like editors using private notability standards - looking for independent, reliable, secondary sources is the right approach. Fences&Windows 22:15, 24 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- p.s. He meets one of Bearian's standards as he was editor-in-chief of the law journal of the University of Miami School of Law.[21] Fences&Windows 22:18, 24 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. -- Cirt (talk) 04:29, 27 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Simon Johnson (entrepreneur) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD • AfD statistics)
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fails WP:BIO and WP:CREATIVE. simply writing one book and a chapter of another doesn't mean you're notable. no real extensive coverage for him either [22]. LibStar (talk) 13:59, 20 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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- Delete. I'm not finding any significant coverage of him. We could add something about the book to Internet safety. Fences&Windows 23:14, 24 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was Nomination withdrawn. (non-admin closure) Ron Ritzman (talk) 01:29, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Jeff Caponigro (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD • AfD statistics)
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Puff piece for a non-notable person. A BLP PROD was removed but no substantial, reliable sources were added. There's a minor award from the U of Central Michigan, and that's it; board members of such a university are not automatically notable. Drmies (talk) 13:37, 20 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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- Comment Yup... the "article" reads like a resume. However, news coverage from 1995 through 2010[23] would seem indicative that this article might be salvagable with a major rewrite. Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 03:02, 24 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment. I'm not quite finding the right kind of coverage to attempt a rewrite, but I will reserve judgement and see if anyone can work magic on it. Here's some sources I did find:[24][25][26][27][28] Fences&Windows 23:32, 24 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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- Second relist rationale. The article is a BLP. --Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:02, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Following MichaelQSchmidt's cleanup, I think we can keep this. I think he just passes the GNG, and this isn't spammy now. Fences&Windows 01:10, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Thanks... and I appreciate your pointing the way to possibilities. I also believe as well, that with a very very careful eye out for return of spam or unverifiable information, it is now worth keeping. Admittedly it was one of the more difficult articles to steam-clean... and if it were not for the long weekend, it might not have been done. Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 01:14, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Damn you, MQS, you West-Coast inclusionist. My evil plan foiled again! To any passing admin: Nomination withdrawn. Drmies (talk) 01:20, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was keep. –MuZemike 02:10, 28 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Hugh "Skip" McGee III (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD • AfD statistics)
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limited reported notability, doubtful compliance with wiki WP:BIO , and not WP:NOTE Off2riorob (talk) 00:17, 21 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete Looking at the article's history it is clear that the major content of the article regarded a complaint made by the subject to a school, and the subsequent gossip. That non-issue has been properly removed from the article (zero encyclopedic value), and we now need to evaluate the topic. Since it fails WP:BIO it should be deleted. If any information regarding Lehman is warranted, it should be at Lehman Brothers. Johnuniq (talk) 01:23, 21 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete - non-notable, though most likely highly paid, bank employee. Yworo (talk) 05:03, 21 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep. He was one of the top 12 people at Lehman Brothers,[29] and is now one of the top 12 people at Barclays Capital: he's head of global investment banking.[30] Coverage of him dates back to at least 2000:[31]. There is certainly sufficient coverage of him to assert notability, though you have to look in the financial press for much of it. He received significant coverage in at least one book published by a reputable publisher about the financial crisis:[32]. Another mention here:[33]. More significant coverage from Business Week:[34][35][36]. Coverage by Reuters:[37]; the FT:[38]; NYT blog:[39]; Bloomberg:[40]; Forbes:[41]; The Deal:[42]; MarketWatch:[43]; Financial News:[44][45]. Yes, the coverage of his leaked letter was silly, but he notable aside from it and there's also a reliable source for the letter, i.e. the Telegraph:[46] (whether we include it is another matter). Deletion would be a knee-jerk response. Fences&Windows 15:40, 21 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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- Keep per FnW. Plenty of coverage. - Peregrine Fisher (talk) 16:01, 21 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- He may of been one of the top 12 people at L-man bros but does that mean he is notable or that there will be coverage of him to make a decent biography? Have we got BLP articles of the other eleven top people at L-man bros? As regards Fences and Windows comment and citations were he is only named or briefly mentioned, Fences says,Coverage of him dates back to at least 2000: in the cite provided it smply has his name that is all [47] Perhaps merge with Lehman Brothers. Just looking at the Lehman article, there you will find a picture of Pete Peterson and this comment.. Under Peterson's leadership as Chairman and CEO... So he was chairman and CEO of Lehmans and he hasn't got himself a BLP. Off2riorob (talk) 16:31, 21 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- WP:OTHER and all that, but you mean Peter George Peterson, who does indeed have a bio? Don't just dismiss all the coverage because the citation from 2000 is just mentioning him by name, some of those references discuss McGee in detail. Fences&Windows 18:35, 21 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Oh, and you seem to be under the impression that what I found freely available by Googling is all that has been printed about the man. My Google foo is indeed powerful, but I suspect other sources will exist that I didn't find. And did you try looking for sources in the financial press before nominating? Fences&Windows 18:40, 21 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- I missed these snippet: he's on the advisory councils of the McCombs School of Business at UTA, one of the top US business schools,[48] and the Bendheim Center for Finance [49] at Princeton Fences&Windows 18:46, 21 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Thanks for the internal, I missed that, as I said though being one of the 12 top lehman people is not a precurser to a BLP, I appreciate the links but I am swamped with links, you have had a look, is there anything in them that is worthy of adding to the articles about him? Do you have any intention of adding anything from these links? He is on the advisory board of the bla buisness school, what is notable abouut that? nothing, and he is on the belnhiem center for finance, also not worthy of inclusion unless you want to fluff it up, come on, all these links you have added but there is nothing of value to add is there? Surely if there was you would have added it. Off2riorob (talk) 23:50, 21 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Maybe I'm just being lazy and hoping someone else will expand it based on the sources I spent a fair wee while finding? Fences&Windows 23:47, 22 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Thanks for the internal, I missed that, as I said though being one of the 12 top lehman people is not a precurser to a BLP, I appreciate the links but I am swamped with links, you have had a look, is there anything in them that is worthy of adding to the articles about him? Do you have any intention of adding anything from these links? He is on the advisory board of the bla buisness school, what is notable abouut that? nothing, and he is on the belnhiem center for finance, also not worthy of inclusion unless you want to fluff it up, come on, all these links you have added but there is nothing of value to add is there? Surely if there was you would have added it. Off2riorob (talk) 23:50, 21 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep and expand the stub. Reliable sources exist to pad it out to a full paragraph. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 02:33, 22 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment - Article has been greatly improved, all things considered in its present state I would not have nominated it. Off2riorob (talk) 09:48, 24 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. No objection to redirecting to an appropriate target. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 16:11, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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This individual's claim to notability is that he partially backed the record company that discovered Loretta Lynn, no independent sources are listed. It isn't a good sign when the first result from a google search for Norm Burley is about a rugby player, the results that are actually related are trivial mentions. Coverage issues aside, this seems to run afoul of WP:BLP1E. 2 says you, says two 15:45, 18 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- I understand where you're coming from, and I was aware of that when I created the page (somewhat hastily) by putting "definitely a stub" on that edit's description. I also know that in creating the page I didn't do enough to establish notability, but I'm working on that, as you can see. However, here's why I think the page ought to remain on WP as a standalone article (rather than a redirect to Zero Records or some similar page): When I created this article, it already had 4 articles linking to it through "dead links" - Don Grashey, Zero Records, Loretta Lynn and Oliver Lynn. This seems to indicate two notable events: 1)Co-founding and financial backing of Zero Records with Don Grashey and 2)Discovery and support for the career of Loretta Lynn. Grashey's page and Zero Records mention little of Loretta Lynn - focusing instead on the record company, which supported many additional artists. Oliver and Loretta Lynn's pages mention Zero Records in a very different light, focusing primarily on Burley's work as a part of Zero Records to help jumpstart Loretta's career. I added a quote to the Norm Burley page from a cited work that emphasizes his significance in Lynn's career.
- Rather than say "he partially backed the record company that discovered Loretta Lynn", I would suggest that, more accurately, "he discovered and recruited Loretta Lynn and partially backed Zero Records". As referenced in several published works (see third bullet, below), he was almost singularly responsible for discovering and jump-starting her remarkable career - he provided financial support, made the first printings of her album that garnered her first airplay (a process that is prominent in Coal Miner's Daughter, an Oscar-winning film).
- I know very little about the Don Grashey side of things - I am mostly familiar with Loretta Lynn's story, but was interested in learning more about Norm Burley and Zero Records. It appears that Loretta Lynn herself may not have been the only reason Burley was involved with Grashey or Zero Records, as indicated by the Zero Records page.
- One of the points in WP:BLP1E is that inclusion of individuals significant for only one event can overemphasize the importance of an event. As stated earlier, I believe that Burley was significant for two events, but even just focusing on the Loretta Lynn side of the situation, I think it's unlikely that overemphasizing the importance will be a problem. The most common biographical work on Loretta Lynn is the movie Coal Miner's Daughter, which won an Oscar and is played frequently on television stations. Printed works have stated that the movie underemphasized Burley's significance [1]. So this article may actually help emphasize significance of the event in a more appropriate way. He has been mentioned in several printed works, including Country Music Culture: from Hard Times to Heaven by Curtis Ellison[2], Coal Miner's Daughter (book) by Loretta Lynn and Vecsey (1977), and 2002's Still Woman Enough, yet receives little recognition in more pedestrian discussions of Lynn's career. Davemcarlson (talk) 04:04, 19 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- I understand where you're coming from, and I was aware of that when I created the page (somewhat hastily) by putting "definitely a stub" on that edit's description. I also know that in creating the page I didn't do enough to establish notability, but I'm working on that, as you can see. However, here's why I think the page ought to remain on WP as a standalone article (rather than a redirect to Zero Records or some similar page): When I created this article, it already had 4 articles linking to it through "dead links" - Don Grashey, Zero Records, Loretta Lynn and Oliver Lynn. This seems to indicate two notable events: 1)Co-founding and financial backing of Zero Records with Don Grashey and 2)Discovery and support for the career of Loretta Lynn. Grashey's page and Zero Records mention little of Loretta Lynn - focusing instead on the record company, which supported many additional artists. Oliver and Loretta Lynn's pages mention Zero Records in a very different light, focusing primarily on Burley's work as a part of Zero Records to help jumpstart Loretta's career. I added a quote to the Norm Burley page from a cited work that emphasizes his significance in Lynn's career.
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Music-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 14:31, 19 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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- Delete and redirect to Loretta Lynn#1960 – 1966: Early country success. WP:BIO1E applies as all he is known for is seeing her perform and funding the release of her first single on a one-shot record label. That's it. He's not notable as all the coverage that exists is passing mentions in the context of Lynn's career. Fences&Windows 23:56, 24 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, T. Canens (talk) 02:44, 26 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, NativeForeigner Talk/Contribs 05:21, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Merge with Loretta Lynn. --OpenFuture (talk) 07:49, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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Businesspeople Proposed deletion
- Jonathan Ball (via WP:PROD on 19 December 2007)
- Andy Allen (via WP:PROD on 21 December 2007)
- David Donaldson and the Faith Based Initiative (via WP:PROD on 21 December 2007)
- Michael Davis (magazine publisher) (via WP:PROD on 21 December 2007)
- Tony Matthew (via WP:PROD on 21 December 2007)
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- Chris P. Tomaras (via WP:PROD on 24 November 2007) G12 speedy (copyvio)
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=P1qyHCmpT7EC&pg=PA173&lpg=PA173&dq=norm+burley&source=bl&ots=UdI17QHlgD&sig=yeQwpAE7E-097_5epwiFgnjRDJc&hl=en&ei=NtcbTNPXJIX6NY7yhOgM&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CDkQ6AEwBzgK#v=onepage&q=norm burley&f=false
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=P1qyHCmpT7EC&pg=PA173&lpg=PA173&dq=norm+burley&source=bl&ots=UdI17QHlgD&sig=yeQwpAE7E-097_5epwiFgnjRDJc&hl=en&ei=NtcbTNPXJIX6NY7yhOgM&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CDkQ6AEwBzgK#v=onepage&q=norm burley&f=false