Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Arthur D. Collins, Jr.

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) ansh 666 23:06, 4 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Arthur D. Collins, Jr.[edit]

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Subject is a retired executive at Medtronic. This article appears to be promotional in nature, based upon a collection of press releases of sorts. While searching for sources I was able to locate an article related to a recent stock sale, but nothing in the way of non-trivial biographical coverage. Please do not hesitate to contact me should such coverage be located during the course of this discussion. Regards, Yamaguchi先生 (talk) 21:47, 21 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Comment The article began as a spamicle, with copious copyright violations [1], and has never risen much above the initial press release. 2601:188:0:ABE6:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 (talk) 21:55, 21 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. sst ✈ 01:51, 22 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Fails WP:BIO. Not seeing the significant coverage required. ukexpat (talk) 15:59, 23 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
KEEPThe subject is currently working to update all the references and revise the copy so that it complies with all guidelines. The subject asks that you please not delete the page. Updates are in progress right now. Regards, — Preceding unsigned comment added by Womach1 (talk • contribs) 01:40, 27 January 2016‎

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Natg 19 (talk) 18:29, 28 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Keep perhaps as the subject company is another billion-dollar company so this may be keepable and I know DGG has mentioned this. If the article cannot be better convincing, I would suggest at best redirecting to the company article. SwisterTwister talk 03:05, 4 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. He was head of Medtronix, which,when he left in 2008, has $14 billion in revenues with of over $2.4 billion. We have always regarded the ceo of such companies as notable. He also holds a honorary LLD (from Miami), which counts somewhat) Better references will; be needed, but his profile at Acorn [2] gives some usable ones that are more than mere notices. I'm sure there will be more, from his various roles. Unlike most articles on execs, this was very conservative in adding refs about his role in the company. DGG ( talk ) 06:37, 4 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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