Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jesse Colombo

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The result was delete. (soft) slakr^\ talk / 09:54, 14 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Jesse Colombo[edit]

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Person does not meet notability criteria in my eyes. It contains some dubious claims, such as the subject was "predicting" the U.S. housing bubble on his website as early as 2004, when in fact Internet Archive only has copies of said website as early as 2011 (and when you check, the website says "under construction" instead of any meaningful content). Plus, the fact that the article was created by single-purpose account EconoGeek (talk · contribs) gives it a WP:AUTOBIO smell. bender235 (talk) 17:09, 8 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

This is a simple misunderstanding: Stock-market-crash.net was the website built in 2004 [1], not TheBubbleBubble.com, which was started in 2011 (hence why it said "under construction" then). Stock-market-crash.net was cited in a 2005 LA Times article as one of the highest trafficked bubble-related websites. [2]. Stock-market-crash.net now forwards to www.thebubblebubble.com/historic-crashes/, which is also owned by Jesse. Re: notability: this person is a journalist who is frequently cited and interviewed in the media. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.232.171.11 (talk) 06:20, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Being a columnist in some newspaper does not merit notability. --bender235 (talk) 15:32, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Forbes is a globally recognized business publication, and this columnist and analyst makes frequent international news headlines for warning about economic bubbles. [3][4][5][6] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.232.171.11 (talk) 16:18, 9 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Weak keep He has established some degree of notability, but it should be noted that he's not a columnist for Forbes, he's a contributor. I'm not commenting on the quality or impact of his work, just noting that there's a distinct difference between the two. His status is noted on his Forbes posts, and he refers to himself as a contributor on his LinkedIn profile. (I've edited the article accordingly.) JSFarman (talk) 08:13, 10 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I agree that he might meet notability. However, the article as of now should be deleted. All biographical details (such as HS and college graduation) come from a self-published blog, which is something Wikipedia does not accept. --bender235 (talk) 01:43, 16 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Dusti^{*Let's talk!*} 01:07, 15 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

- For some additional background related to notability, this analyst's bubble warnings often receive high-level official responses from central banks [7][8] and government officials, including the Prime Minister of New Zealand, John Key. [9] Non-notable individuals are unlikely to garner official responses of this nature. In addition, this analyst is a popular social media personality [10][11][12]

Comment Notified WP:WikiProject Economics with this edit. Jodi.a.schneider (talk) 14:04, 20 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Dusti^{*Let's talk!*} 01:38, 22 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Cites #1 & #9 are his own site -- not valid references for the statement. The sentence before cite #2 says that he created a web page, but the link is to the LA Times newspaper, with nothing about the web site. The sentence before cite #3 says that he was recognized...etc., but his name does not appear in the article cited. That sentence must be removed. Cite #4 is valid. Cite #5 is is own site; not a reliable source. Cite #6, list of tweeters to follow, he is one in a list of dozens. Cite #7 does not mention him and is unrelated. It should be removed, along with the sentence before it. Cite #8 does quote an article of his - probably RS. Cites 10-12 and 14 are articles of his - not 3rd party RS. Cites 13 and 15 do talk about him; both are blog posts in an online news site in New Zealand that looks reliable. Summary four of the cites look like RS. Since non-sourced information should not be included, judgment should be made on the four that remain. LaMona (talk) 20:53, 30 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Spartaz ^Humbug! 16:23, 3 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Weak delete Colombo got it's merits, but the claim that he predicted the housing bubble needs exceptional sources; his own website and newspaper articles who discuss his website in general words are not enough. Let's raise the WP:REDFLAG.Jeff5102 (talk) 08:46, 13 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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