Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/David Madden (entrepreneur)

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The result was speedy keep. The nominator has withdrawn their nomination and no one other than the nominator recommended that the page be deleted. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 17:50, 21 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

David Madden (entrepreneur)[edit]

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Sources used are brief mentions, quotes or do not mention the subject of the article. Searches reveal quite a few "David Maddens" but no sources on this one. It is always difficult however to verify whether sources exist for someone that has a common name. CorporateM (Talk) 17:23, 9 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. Rahat (Talk * Contributions) 18:11, 9 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletion discussions. Rahat (Talk * Contributions) 18:11, 9 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Co-founding both GetUp and Avaaz are two extremely large claims to notability. He isn't the easiest person to search for due to his name, but I found three book sources referring to his history and the significance of his roles within the first two pages of a search for "David Madden" "Avaaz". I think this one passes WP:GNG by a mile, even if the current article isn't stellar. The Drover's Wife (talk) 09:12, 10 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Which specific book sources are you referring to? The only ones that I can find from that search say no more about him than that he is a co-founder of Avaaz and a Harvard graduate. If that's all we know about him from reliable sources then it can be included in the Avaaz article with a redirect from his name, rather than in a separate article. 82.9.185.151 (talk) 18:41, 13 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I just sourced every statement in the article without any trouble. The Drover's Wife (talk) 02:59, 14 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, -- Sam ^Sing! 18:32, 16 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Strong Keep plenty of refs if you add "getup" to google search queries. Mentioned, among other places, in criticism by current senior Federal cabinet minister Abetz - indicating a strong impact on Australian federal politics, as well as smh the age advertiser 7.30 book the monthly the Aus opinion quadrant. Better to PRESERVE articles with few refs/issues that later get edited to satisfactory quality. -- Aronzak (talk) 13:55, 18 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Withdrawn Per these two sources[1][2] and the "weaving a new type of web" source, which makes at least two substantial pieces where Madden is the subject of the article. CorporateM (Talk) 16:05, 19 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

OK to remove AFD tag from the page? -- Aronzak (talk) 00:46, 20 February 2015 (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.