Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/George A. Berglund

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The result was delete. The SPA "votes" were of great concern, but even disregarding that factor the weight of argument presented favors deletion. joe decker ^{talk to me} 14:32, 21 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

George A. Berglund[edit]

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Article about a Swedish market analyst, statistician and consultant within opinion polls and similar subjects. I have made an extensive, good-faith attempt to find sources that would show that he is notable per WP:BIO. The claims to notability given in the article are a couple of articles in Computer Sweden (unarguably a notable newspaper) in the early 1990s, which were based on "several high-profile analyses" he had made. These articles were definitely written, but in both cases Berglund was interviewed in his capacity of analyst at TEMO (one of the two leading marketing research institutes in Sweden), on whose behalf he had conducted the analyses. There are no other credible claims to notability in the article; on the article's talk page there are some additional claims but there are no sources for these. Berglund is claimed to have "a strong presence in the media", and based on this I've spent several hours trying to find this presence. He is based in Uppsala, and several opinion polls he has conducted have been published in the free newspaper Uppsalatidningen; the larger, older and subscription-funded newspaper Upsala Nya Tidning does not mention him anywhere in its online archives, which cover issues from 2001 and onwards. (Granted, they don't index everything in their archives, but news articles, feature articles and op-eds are included, and that's where we'd expect to find mentions of an expert in public opinion). Sveriges Radio has an extensive news archive including local coverage; no mention of Berglund. Dagens Nyheter, Svenska Dagbladet - no mention of Berglund. I even checked the sensationalist tabloid-type evening press papers Aftonbladet and Expressen - no Berglund. It is uncommon in Sweden to use a middle initial, although he seems to do so pretty consistently, but I have searched both with and without it. I simply cannot find that the claims that he is a notable figure are justified. Interviews in two issues of a notable newspaper - does this make him notable?

If all Berglund's other media appearances, except for his recent mentions in Uppsalatidningen, were pre-Internet, there might of course still be a claim to notability - but my search for sources did not go quite that far.

A couple of final points: Berglund's name has been added to other Wikipedia articles in what seems to be an attempt to introduce him as an authority (see edit histories for Uppsala Konsert och Kongress, Uppsalatidningen and Uppsala Central Station, as well as the articles Ärna and Boo.com.) The same thing has happened, on a larger scale, in Swedish Wikipedia - where, however, the article about Berglund was deleted as non-notable in November last year. bonadea contributions talk 12:33, 13 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sweden-related deletion discussions. —bonadea contributions talk 12:42, 13 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - There is enough sourcing and material to believe notability before deletion.--BabbaQ (talk) 14:53, 13 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete fails WP:BIO. I've found several passing mentions on a namesake in USA. [1]. LibStar (talk) 00:35, 15 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - It's very rare for anyone these days, not to see "the Emperor's new clothes", anyone who fails to see them are worth noting. Lucidity is extremely rare.Johan.nilson (talk) 05:52, 15 April 2011 (UTC)— Johan.nilson (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]

Comment The only relevant point here is whether there is sufficient coverage in reliable sources. Whether he is worth noting is not a question for Wikipedia to answer - only whether he has been noted. --bonadea contributions talk 07:45, 15 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. No notability apparent. Looks like commercial puffery. Xxanthippe (talk) 03:04, 17 April 2011 (UTC).[reply]

Comment A very continous puffery, 22 or more years??? / Bredbyn —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.233.137.145 (talk) 08:12, 17 April 2011 (UTC) from Sweden — 90.233.137.145 (talk) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]

Keep There seems to be enough sourcing and other data. CarlBergman (talk) 15:53, 17 April 2011 (UTC)— CarlBergman (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]

Keep I Grok This In Fullness, the source references are sufficient. V M S —Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.176.237.2 (talk) 14:09, 18 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete in the absence of published third-party sources that go into non-trivial detail about Berglund's life and work, per WP:GNG. Several of the sources currently present don't even mention him; and the rest seem to be quoting him as an expert rather than saying anything nontrivial about him. The obvious sockpuppetry in this AfD isn't helping either. —David Eppstein (talk) 17:11, 18 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comment He may not even exist, newspapers, sources, everything is fake, interesting! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.176.237.2 (talk) 17:43, 18 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. The references in the article do not establish notability as required by WP:BIO. Sandstein 05:59, 21 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Having reviewed the references in the article, I have come to the same conclusion as David Eppstein. There is no significant coverage in third-party reliable sources. My searches for sources on Google and Google News Archive have not returned suitable sources. The subject fails Wikipedia:Notability (people). Cunard (talk) 06:27, 21 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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