Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Frank Arrigo

Frank Arrigo

I am not sure that being Australia's 55th most popular blogger meets WP:BIO Mattinbgn/^talk 20:39, 24 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletions. -- Mattinbgn/^talk 20:41, 24 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Franks history with MS, his consistant blogging and worldwide reputation make him worthy of inclusion. He might only rank 55 in Aus but he's get a worldwide and IMO more value to the community than articles on Klingon (which he probably speaks!)
Delete. I don't know either, but 55th doesn't seem high enough for me. Maybe if he was in the top 50... Sorry Frank, so close... Herostratus 20:53, 24 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Mention on a list of blogs doesn't constitute notability. HeirloomGardener 21:14, 24 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete I can't find anything on this person. Could be vanity. Doc13mets 21:18, 24 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep I found Frank on the front page of the AFR last week. I saw him keynote several high profile events in the Tech industry over the past few years. To me, it seems he is quite notable. Not to mention that he's been an advisor to both Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer.Delicategenius 08:52, 25 May 2007 (UTC) This template must be substituted.[reply]
- I've also just added a few more references indicating his notability.Delicategenius 11:52, 25 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  - Delicate Genius, you can only have one statement of your position so you should strike out the second keep.
  - Delicategenius (talk · contribs) has posted a few times on msdn.com John Vandenberg 02:16, 26 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. A Google News Archive search indicates some notability although more for his work for Microsoft t. [1]. Capitalistroadster 03:25, 25 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep I just read an article in AFR this week where he discusses the role of hiring for Microsoft. Interesting internal perspective.Davidlem
Davidlem (talk · contribs) is probably David Lemphers, a "Developer Evangelist" @ Microsoft[2]. John Vandenberg 02:16, 26 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Are these articles in AFR about the subject or about Microsoft? Being mentioned in an article, even a national daily like the Australian Financial Review does not necessarily meet the non-trivial criteria required for a source asserting notability. -- Mattinbgn/^talk 05:30, 25 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep I've seen Frank at non-IT conferences talking non-Microsoft topics; Podcasts, TV and other media. Australian IT/media industry knows Frank, equally for his time at ninemsn nickhodge
nickhodge (talk · contribs) is a Microsoft "Developer Evangelist" @ Sydney. John Vandenberg 02:16, 26 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep I came from a complete non Microsoft background and even I knew of Frank through mainstream meadia. In fact his Meego itself is considered his own unique brand. scbarnes
scbarnes (talk · contribs) is Scott Barnes, "Developer Evangelist" @ Microsoft. John Vandenberg 02:16, 26 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Strong delete due to WP:COI and shilling.~~Weak delete~~; mentions in news relating to Microsoft are not sufficient for a bio. news not relating to Microsoft is about other people named Frank Arrigo. I havent yet see any personal achievements of note. John Vandenberg 15:10, 25 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Strong delete. This information benefits no one. It's total promotion of a person. Vanity in the extreme. Some techie in Australia--yea, we're all real interested. "I've seen him at conferences"; that's a great standard for wikipedia. -Kmaguir1 15:27, 25 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Appears in news but not in his own right, as far as I can see. Orderinchaos 19:57, 25 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Strong delete. Most of the keeps are part of his Microsoft team if you look at his blog! Def Vanity in the extreme. He is a avid blogger but thats about it -huyral96
Delete, 55th? Not good enough, son. Bonus delete points for attempting to flood this discussion with keep votes from your mates/employees. Lankiveil 02:25, 26 May 2007 (UTC).[reply]
Delete. Vanity entry. People who are involved in information technology, or are bloggers, can seem to satisfy notability criteria if search hits are taken as a measure of notability. Recurring dreams 03:51, 26 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Strong delete Way, way too much shilling, way too many spas, plus strong WP:COI problems. Not much else to say. KrakatoaKatie 08:42, 26 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Frank is Australia's Scoble. We may have a small population but we deserve our own expert du jour. Delete Frank, Delete Scoble's page. Unless wikipedia is US centric? Laurel Papworth 21:36, 26 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The post at this location by the above voter is interesting. Please note too that most of the Delete voters are Australian in origin so it's not a WP:CSB issue. Orderinchaos 02:28, 27 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

'Keep 211.28.231.145
Keep Frank is an IT personality that has made a big impact over the last sixteen years during his time at Microsoft.edhooper