Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Clay Sell

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The result was keep. -- Cirt (talk) 06:50, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Clay Sell[edit]

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Is a deputy secretary of energy notable enough? Most refs are quoting things he's said, not really about him. I think he's not notable enough for an article. The-Pope (talk) 16:38, 1 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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I'd lean keep. Was interviewed by a San Diego newspaper,[1] and Interfax.[2] His move to Hunt Oil[3] also got coverage in Harper's.[4] And his frat and alma mater think he's famous :) [5][6][7] Fences&Windows 01:16, 3 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Weak Keep- Have number of references in newspapers as seen in Google news —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nidhi. mehta333 (talk • contribs) 12:35, 3 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Deputy Secretary is the #2 at a major government department. More often than not, it's the deputy who actually does the work. I'd argue the prominence of the position alone is sufficient, but in this case Fences and Windows also has coverage meeting WP:GNG as well. Ray^Talk 00:59, 6 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Sumsum2010·T·C 04:30, 8 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep If he is important enough that the media regularly quotes things he has said then he is notable enough to have an article about him. While substantive coverage is the preffered way to establish notability, I think this should also count. Monty ₈₄₅ 06:18, 8 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

comment: That view is probably the reverse of most people's view - I'd think that you need to have something published about the person, not just what they have to say about/on behalf of the company/department/organisation/etc that they represent. Having said that, if people think that this position is senior/important/respected enough to "automatically" convey notability, then I'm fine by that - I know little of the US government sector and understand that not everything is on google yet. The-Pope (talk) 06:31, 8 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - references found satisfy basic criteria for WP:People --Whiteguru (talk) 12:05, 8 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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