Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ron May

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.

The result was keep. Peacent 14:31, 2 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ron May[edit]

Local tech reporter just does not rise to the required notability levels, in my eyes. I A7 Speedied this once already, but it returned. I'm giving it a chance at AFD this time instead, but I still do not really consider him notable.TexasAndroid 12:38, 26 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If there is a tech event in chicago, be it BARcamp, or TechCocktail, or any notable figure being in town, this odd little man is always there with his tape recorder. Everybody involved in the tech community knows who he is, and is probably signed up to his newsletter, whether they like it or not. Toothrot 15:19, 26 June 2007 (UTC) — Toothrot (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]

Nearly every person in the technology field in Chicago, a major news market, has a strong opinion about this guy. The article on Ron Magers was kept, and nobody has a strong opinion about him. The only way I could see the May article being deleted is if the collective editors think TV is a more important medium than print. Seriously, May was probably talked about at BarCamp this year more than Jimmy Wales was last year, and Wales actually gave a presentation. Tsaylor 15:45, 26 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

When Ron May enters an event he steals the focus. Everybody knows when Ron May entered the event. As a comparison, I believe the Ruby on Rails creator was at this years BARcamp and only a small percentage of the attendees knew it, however everybody knew Ron May was there and talked about him. specialKevin 16:19, 26 June 2007 (UTC) — specialKevin (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]

I was personally told by a chicago startup employee that many people won't talk bad about him publicly because of the influence he holds with Chicago startup investors. Emperorcezar 18:24, 26 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Nano Techology blog post about May. "Ron May is a local legend around Chicago." Emperorcezar 03:57, 27 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Even better. A _New York Times_ article about May and his newsletter Emperorcezar 04:02, 27 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Keep due to above comments. --Sdornan 16:05, 26 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Illinois-related deletions. -- John Vandenberg 17:58, 26 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete unless claim to fame on local tech investment scene can be sourced aside from his own newsletter and a business podcaster with an interest in promoting him. Canuckle 21:57, 26 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep. NY Times source has now been added and is of sufficient depth. Now that it's there, I actually recall reading it seven years ago when it was originally published. Canuckle 20:19, 29 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: Users Toothrot, Tsaylor, specialKevin and Emperorcezar have edited about a dozen articles between the four of them. Just noting. Canuckle 21:57, 26 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- That's true, but note the dates on Tsaylor and Emperorcezar's edits. They go back to May and November of last year, respectively. Also Jbalint, who removed the speedy delete tag, goes back to Dec. 2005. Tsaylor 16:53, 27 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep on the basis of the NYT article. "Ron May, this city's newest celebrity journalist" is sufficient. DGG

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