Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/James J. Greco

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The result was no consensus. –Juliancolton | ^Talk 00:06, 9 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

James J. Greco

Not notable - essentially zero secondary source mentions. worthawholebean _talk^contribs 20:16, 1 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Keep, and clean it up. Needs more information for it - a LOT more. I'm going off of not WP:BIO, but precedent - see Frederick W. Smith for such a precedent. --Dennis The Tiger (Rawr and stuff) 20:35, 1 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- There is a huge difference between FedEx and a small bagel chain though. 76.127.178.193 (talk) 21:14, 1 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  - I'm not convinced that size really matters in this context. --Dennis The Tiger (Rawr and stuff) 13:51, 8 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Living people-related deletion discussions. --Erwin85Bot (talk) 00:01, 2 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. -- TexasAndroid (talk) 00:02, 2 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
~~Speedy Delete~~ as a copyright violation from http://www.brueggers.com/about-us/leadership-team -- Whpq (talk) 15:49, 2 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: I have removed the copyrighted content from the article, which left behind a short stub, and declined the speedy request. --R'n'B (call me Russ) 16:37, 2 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - coverage consists of quites from him about the company. No coverage about him. -- Whpq (talk) 16:47, 2 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Strong keep Bruegger's is much more than a "small bagel chain" it is a fast casual restaurant very similar to Panera Bread. Bruegger's is not a small company either; it is comprised of over 300 stores, fairly large in the restaurant industry. James Greco has done much more beyond just running Bruegger's, though. He was recently named Restaurateur of the Year by Nation's Restaurant News, the leading publication of the food service industry. James Greco is frequently mentioned in various news media and is definitely worthy of a Wikipedia page.68.109.18.69 (talk) 22:50, 2 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Can you cite sources for this? Being mentioned isn't sufficient to meet notability. Can you point to an article written about his award as restauranteur of the year? -- Whpq (talk) 00:31, 3 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Here are links to several recent articles about either Mr. Greco or significantly quoting him on his company: http://www.nationsrestaurantnews-digital.com/nationsrestaurantnews/20090518/?pg=64,

http://www.nationsrestaurantnews-digital.com/nationsrestaurantnews/20090511/?pg=56, http://www.faremagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&tier=4&id=52D7168A259A440ABF429933A03841C0, http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS119746+07-May-2009+BW20090507, http://www.nrn.com/article.aspx?keyword=&menu_id=-1&id=346982. There are plenty more, simply google "James J. Greco" or "James J. Greco Bruegger's" and your search will be filled with articles. He is an important man to the industry, the business world and beyond and thus it is important that he have a Wikipedia article.68.109.18.69 (talk) 02:16, 3 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - I remain unconvinced. The references establish the Bruegger's is notable (which isn't in question). -- Whpq (talk) 13:11, 3 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Keep and clean up as Dennis said. Via WP:BIO, most of anonymous's articles qualify, as do others with a google search (For just one example, if you have a high beam account, you can check out the chain leader one here: http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-142569319.html). He does have a notable award, and it seems like his contribution as CEO for this brand has contributed it to being as big a chain as it is today, perhaps even "part of the enduring historical record". -User:Umdunno 04:22, 4 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. The references in the article plus the ones above are sufficient to convince me that the subject meets WP:BIO and WP:N.--Kubigula (talk) 19:20, 8 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Company is notable, subject is not. لenna vecia 21:16, 8 June 2009 (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.