Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cal Simmons

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The result was delete. -- Patar knight - ^chat/_{contributions} 01:53, 21 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Cal Simmons

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I'm unable to find significant discussion of this individual in multiple reliable sources. The Forbes article is by a "contributor" (i.e. anyone can write something) and everything else I can find in Google are directory entries. The Washington Post articles are about other things and quote/mention him as being the leader of a local chapter of an organization and having attended a conference. His book was reviewed by librarians but I don't think that is enough to sustain notability for a biography. Contested prod. ... discospinster _talk 19:05, 21 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. Dom from Paris (talk) 19:07, 21 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Finance-related deletion discussions. Dom from Paris (talk) 19:07, 21 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Washington, D.C.-related deletion discussions. Dom from Paris (talk) 19:07, 21 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Fails the GNG at this point in time, not enough indepth independent coverage. ^Thanks,L3X1 ◊distænt write◊ 18:52, 22 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Cal Simmons is recognized travel expert in North America and deserves a Wikipedia inclusion. Mantosa (talk) 06:36, 24 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

— Mantosa (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. --K.e.coffman (talk) 06:12, 3 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Generic PR biography, no evidence of intellectual independence in the sources. Guy (Help!) 18:18, 25 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: One for keep, two for delete (+ nom = 3).
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Redditaddict6 9 03:39, 29 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Delete: does not meet WP:ANYBIO; significant RS coverage not found. Promotionalism only. K.e.coffman (talk) 06:18, 30 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: Cal Simmons meets GNG; has reputable source in both the travel industry and Tiger21. Roundrobinguy67 (talk) 13:39, 30 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

— Roundrobinguy67 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. --K.e.coffman (talk) 06:12, 3 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, KCVelaga (talk) 05:12, 6 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 20:18, 13 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. The Forbes article is an interview with someone who twice mentions Cal. This is not enough to gain notability.Jeff5102 (talk) 12:08, 17 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Travel agent turned board member turned angel investor - none of which garnered SIGCOV. He could plausibly be notable (e.g. if he were press driven or we could be possibly missing archive stories from the 70s/80s/90s (actually a bit tricky for online searches) - but this has not been established.Icewhiz (talk) 14:02, 20 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as PROMO. Forbes "article" is not a reported Forbes news article, it is a a blog post by one of the magazine's large stable of unpaid, post-at-will writers. The rest of the sources are equally poor. News archive searches turn up a couple of articles about angel investing where he is briefly quoted, but no SIGCOV, and none of the Category:Travel websites he created appear to have been notable. I guess there have been a lot of TripAdvisor wannabes, but note that the founders of TripAdvisor don't seem to have WP articles.E.M.Gregory (talk) 15:20, 20 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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