Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dennis Mannion

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Szzuk (talk) 20:17, 4 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Dennis Mannion[edit]

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Am only finding routine coverage, nothing in-depth except the Forbes article, which does not count (see WP:NCORP etc). Fails WP:GNG. Edwardx (talk) 20:38, 28 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep.. I'd say his tenure as president of the Dodgers makes him notable.. as well as his extensive career with other sports franchises. Not sure why you think the Forbes profile doesn't count. NCORP is about corporations and not people. Spanneraol (talk) 21:24, 28 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

WP:NCORP discusses these Forbes articles in relation to WP:SIGCOV needed to establish WP:GNG, "The profile in Forbes blog is significant and secondary – but not independent or reliable (most of such posts are company-sponsored or based on company's marketing materials)." At the top of the Forbes article about Mannion it states "Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own", so it is also neither independent nor reliable. Edwardx (talk) 14:28, 1 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

It is still independent.. the author of the article has written many profiles of sports figures.. she's an independent journalist and doesnt work for the people she writes about. Spanneraol (talk) 14:52, 1 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

However, per WP:NBASE, "Baseball figures are presumed notable if they ... Have served as a commissioner, president [my emphasis], general manager, owner, coach, or manager in one of the above-mentioned leagues." So, he meets the SNG even if he does not meet WP:GNG. I was not aware of the generous inclusion criteria of NBASE when I made the nomination. Edwardx (talk) 14:33, 1 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Baseball-related deletion discussions. Spanneraol (talk) 02:20, 29 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. MT Train^Talk 03:00, 29 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sports-related deletion discussions. MT Train^Talk 03:00, 29 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per WP:GNG and feature coverage like this from Forbes. Cbl62 (talk) 15:57, 29 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per Spanneraol and Cbl62. Jweiss11 (talk) 20:32, 29 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Agreed with above. Meets GNG. Calm Omaha (talk) 16:07, 31 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Meets WP:NBASE and WP:GNG, per all above. Ejgreen77 (talk) 04:07, 2 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - It seems like he has been part of notable companies or at least management, but it would require better sourcing than what is shown currently with a significant reduction of the page. Willie d troudour (talk) 22:03, 2 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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