Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Andre Staffelbach

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. Jayjg ^(talk) 02:48, 28 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Andre Staffelbach

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Does not meet notability guidelines Polargeo (talk) 16:54, 20 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

His cycling of the Tour de France course at a venerable age to promote his business (Staffelbach Designs) earned him some mentions but no real significant coverage of him as a person. The creator of the article appears to have a conflict of interest having originally posted coverage of the company on his talkpage. Polargeo (talk) 17:05, 20 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. —Polargeo (talk) 17:11, 20 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
~~Delete~~, in the absence of new sources that show notability. The Tour de France item is interesting, but if that's the main hook for notability then there isn't enough to pin an article to. UltraExactZZ ^Said~ Did 20:06, 20 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Changing to a Weak Keep. The notability might be a bit thin, but additional sources from Eastmain (and one add'l one I found) are sufficient. UltraExactZZ ^Said~ Did 20:21, 20 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. I formatted the references and took a look at the awards. I think he's notable. - Eastmain (talk • contribs) 20:08, 20 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think it is there yet and I'd like to leave this a few days to get more opinion. Particularly because the creator of the article appears to have a conflict of interests. I am not clear that notability has yet been established, he has obviously recieved an award within his own sphere but it is not really clear that this award is notable outside of the area, or even internationally within his area of work. The references for his riding the Tour de France course appear to be local media or media within his business circles, most people pulling a stunt like that at his age can drum up a bit of local coverage but unless covered by national or preferably international general media it does not really show notability. Polargeo (talk) 06:05, 21 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Keep: It is there. - Ret.Prof (talk) 14:18, 24 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Only non-trivial coverage is from a local Dallas paper profiling the couple. OhNoitsJamie ^Talk 15:01, 24 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Per Wikipedia:Notability_(people)#Basic_criteria and WP:ANYBIO, he has received a notable award or honor. By the way, here's another source, and another. Wine Guy Talk 01:54, 26 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

By what source do you ascertain that his award is notable? Just assuming the award is notable because it sort of looks like it might be falls a long way short of the criteria. Polargeo (talk) 17:36, 26 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Also you point to two local Dallas news sources. This is what we have been discussing all along. There appears to be only local news or business news within his own sphere of influence and nothing outside of that. Polargeo (talk) 17:39, 26 January 2010 (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.