Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Paul Barry (American bartender)

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The result was delete. Enigma^msg 02:26, 8 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Paul Barry (American bartender)

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Fails WP:GNG. Contains unsubstantiated claims about having won best barman in Boston, I searched and found nothing. These are passing mentions interviews and a student news site that doesn't seem to have gone in for fact checking about certain claims. One says he started work at 9 years old another at 12 years old, there are unsubstantiated claims about his famous customers and as notability is not inherited this doesn't really help show notability. Tagged as needing more sources to prove notability but tag removed. Dom from Paris (talk) 13:38, 30 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. Dom from Paris (talk) 13:39, 30 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Massachusetts-related deletion discussions. Dom from Paris (talk) 13:39, 30 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Food and drink-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 23:34, 1 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Delete More about chest-thumping than notability. In addition to nom, no third-party coverage outside of niche or local sources, and Ghits turned up quite a few Paul Barrys in the state. Maybe in 1988 when Cocktail came out this guy would've been a big deal, but today, no. sixtynine ^{• whaddya want? •} 12:49, 4 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Domdeparis- I want to work with you on a solution to keep this article up. If I can get copies from the Boston Globe and the Improper Bostonian referencing when they featured him as "Boston's Best Bartender" would that help. I'm sure I can find them by looking through the archives at Boston Public Library. Also you continue to reference to the Harvard Crimson as a college newspaper with pejorative terms like "rag." The Harvard Crimson is probably the most respected college newspaper in the world. Look at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Harvard_Crimson_people to see their alumni.Effecthypothesis (talk) 15:29, 5 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Comment The issue is that he has not received any notable third-party coverage outside of the Boston area. As a result this is little more than a promotional piece you would find in your average local publication, rather than an encyclopedia article. sixtynine ^{• whaddya want? •} 20:41, 5 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Delete No evidence in article or in searches of WP:GNG compliance. The significant coverage is either not independent or not in a reliable source and there is no evidence of fitting any applicable SNG. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 02:03, 8 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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