Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Allen Shofe

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 no consensus. slakr^\ talk / 04:10, 2 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Allen Shofe[edit]

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I see many references to his own presentations, and a good many routine reports in trade newspapers about them. I do not see any firm evidence of notability. What this therefore amounts to is a promotional biography. DGG ( talk ) 04:41, 14 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Delete: Aside from the pure primary sources, I am seeing passing role coverage. The most substantial is this from Minneapolis Star-Tribune: "...held posts in the administration of former Gov. Arne Carlson and the Minnesota Republican Party, represented the industry-funded Tobacco Institute from 1992 to 1996... a Washington lobbyist for British American Tobacco" ([1] via Highbeam, subscription reqd), but that is really just a diary item potted biography. Insufficient evidence of biographical notability. AllyD (talk) 07:56, 14 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Keep up for a short time for improvement before deleting: I think there is a case to be made for both sides (delete or keep). For keeping the page up, I looked at the cited sources. I counted 7 different sources that appear to be reliable, intellectually independent of each other, and independent of the subject. (Democracy in Action; thehill.com; p2012.org; Daily Finance; BioPrepWatch; Washington Business Journal; Washington Post; and Bloomberg Businessweek). I added a couple today to beef up the article's credibility.
- However, the article comes up short in meeting the criteria for "significant" coverage, and needs more improvements to meet the overall worthy of notice criterion.
- I'd suggest soliciting improvements to the page for a short time period, and see what can be done with it. Thanks. Nhj78992 (talk) 20:23, 17 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 14:58, 15 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 14:58, 15 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - I've searched for sources in factiva and can only find brief mentions and press releases. Quite some way from meeting the requirements of WP:BIO. SmartSE (talk) 22:24, 17 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Keep-The arguments for/against above are actually moot now. The page is completely different today than when this template was applied. Old resume content deleted. New interesting/unusual type content added. The guy is no Barry Bonds, but he's notable enough among the Washington, D.C. scene. And if we have state legislators and small town mayors having their own Wikipedia articles, then this guy having one is probably fine. Trendyrandy7290 (talk) 02:52, 21 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, NorthAmerica¹⁰⁰⁰ 10:16, 22 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Passes WP:GNG as per the sources now listed in the article and at least one more source mentioned on this page. Unscintillating (talk) 01:47, 31 March 2014 (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.