Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Daniel J. Piette

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The result was no consensus. MBisanz ^talk 06:51, 31 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Daniel J. Piette[edit]

CV of a minor business executive. No sources nor even indications attesting to wider repute. CalendarWatcher (talk) 02:45, 26 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Nothing asserted, and Google News gives nothing but press releases. I've seen AfD's kept even though there were no sources but press releases; I hop that doesn't happen here. Drmies (talk) 03:00, 26 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Article based on contribution to Oil and Gas technology. See similar pages at Wenche Kjølås and Annette Malm Justad from Petroleum GeoServices Board of Directors. Also Piette was Chairman of the Oil and Gas Exchange in London, November 2008. [1] Also moderator Schulmberger Information Solutions forum on Global IT Trends in Oil and Gas Octover, 2008 [2] Backgroud with major new technologies in Oil and Gas (middleware and gravity gradient data) justify retention —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.240.201.74 (talk) 04:45, 26 January 2009 (UTC) — 70.240.201.74 (talk) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]

I still don't see any reliable sources--is the job alone notable? Drmies (talk) 05:15, 26 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. From the links in this discussion, his name is only listed. WP:N requires significant coverage in reliable, independent sources. I don't think having his name listed in an event program (see links above) qualify him as having received significant coverage. Links like 1, where his name is listed but his person is not discussed, doesn't qualify as significant coverage. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sleepy2222 (talk • contribs) 05:32, 26 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Keep on the basis that the career is notable, due to the CEO of OpenSpirit--assuming it is notable. . I would very emphatically not say that merely being on the board of a public company is notable, not even companies on major stock exchanges. Being on the board of a really major famous company is notable, of the general level of GE or Microsoft--but it almost always happens that such positions go to people are are already quite notable anyway. Being the CEO or Chairman of the Board of a notable public company--those things are notable, but not any lesser positions for most companies, except the most famous ones. I favor a broad approach to notability of business executives based on their position, but very far from indiscriminate. In this case, it's borderline/.DGG (talk) 06:16, 26 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

If your judgement is based on whether the company is notable--I'm not certain I agree, but let's leave that aside--oughtn't you make a small effort to see if that's so before rendering judgement? --CalendarWatcher (talk) 17:09, 26 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Panel member on World Energy TV [3], Interview on Businessmakers Radio Show [4], numerous references and interviews in the Houston Business Journal [5],[6], [7]. CEO of a company recognized four times in Houston Business Journal Fast Tech 50 (no link. HBJ holds their lists closed to linking easily - Fast Tech 50 is the list of fastest growing technology companies in Houston area) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Vonroach (talk • contribs) 16:54, 26 January 2009 (UTC) — Vonroach (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]

This 'World Energy TV' appears to be nothing more than short videos hosted on a website, and, based on its classification [here] (note the portion of the URL after 'article'), it appears to be a video-press-release service, not an actual journalistic endeavour. Business Journal newspapers are not really reliable sources, as they're mostly cobbled-together press releases for a local market--and veen if they weren't, you're positing a purely local recognition. In short, this is not just a mere CV, it's a padded one. --CalendarWatcher (talk) 17:09, 26 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
While 'World Energy TV' has paid content, I believe their segments have run on numbers stations throughout the country. Matthew Simmons is a frequent contributor. And the characterization of the City Business Journals as "cobbled-together press releases" is a bit ungenerous. They certainly do run press releases as you describe, but many (Certainly in Houston [8]) offer original reporting as well. Here [9] is another interview with Piette from the Bloomberg via the Houston Chronicle following bankruptcy filling of Bell Geospace. -- Vonroach —Preceding undated comment was added at 22:30, 26 January 2009 (UTC).[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Living people-related deletion discussions. --Erwin85Bot (talk) 00:03, 27 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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