Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Keir Giles

Keir Giles

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Doesn't reach notability. Only claimed to have reach notability recently because of authoring a controversial article on a current event. MicrobiologyMarcus (talk) 13:23, 3 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Authors and Journalism. MicrobiologyMarcus (talk) 13:23, 3 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This article has been present since 2014, indicating that Giles was notable even before the controversial article. 2603:7000:8000:FD9F:2576:AB52:137:2361 (talk) 13:42, 3 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The longevity of the article doesn’t mean anything though? We don’t have a rule that if it’s been here for a long time it’s notable. If anything it increases the risk of citogenesis. NM 18:04, 3 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of United Kingdom-related deletion discussions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 16:30, 3 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The article says that he is a director of research at a major defence firm, he's a public figure, and that he publishes articles in some very popular newspapers. Explain how he doesn't meet the notability guidelines? The History Wizard of Cambridge (talk) 04:57, 4 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Easy-peasy BLP1E. NM 17:59, 3 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]