Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Joseph Yorio

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The result was keep. → Call me Hahc21 00:33, 1 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Joseph Yorio[edit]

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Does not meet general or basic notability standards. – S. Rich (talk) 00:45, 25 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - This obviously has huge sourcing issues, but if this is correct — "He is the former President and CEO of Xe Services [Blackwater]..." — then this is a notable public figure. Carrite (talk) 01:39, 25 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The former DHL exec was apparently put in as part of a rebranding effort after the firm's previous well-deserved publicity problems. His subsequent departure was Covered in the Washington Post. Carrite (talk) 01:42, 25 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

And, of course, it follows that Yorio's March 2009 promotion to CEO of Blackwater/Xe was Covered by Fox News and others. Carrite (talk) 01:44, 25 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Between points A and B, Yorio became a historical figure and part of scholarly study, exemplified by significant coverage in This Masters' Thesis, The Rebranding of Blackwater: The Effectiveness of a Name Change After Crisis,by Brittany Noble at American University. Carrite (talk) 01:48, 25 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:50, 25 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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The Blackwater rebranding effort was also the subject of mainstream journalistic commentary, such as "Shaping Up Blackwater's Act," by David Isenberg for the Huffington Post. Carrite (talk) 01:53, 25 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - The above is sufficient for a GNG pass. A CEO of a major corporation and thus a figure in the public eye. Shitty sourcing showing in the article notwithstanding... Carrite (talk)
Keep. Given Blackwater's notoriety, I think its CEO qualifies for notability. -- Necrothesp (talk) 10:21, 25 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Comment by OP: Please note that Yorio is written about at Academi#2009 XE Services LLC. (Academi is the current name for Blackwater.) With this in mind, I think his involvement, along with sourced background, can be covered in that section of the article (along with a redirect from his name). I do not see where he warrants a stand alone article. Also, Yorio's involvement with Blackwater/Xe came about a few years after the controversial Iraq War involvement. – S. Rich (talk) 22:06, 25 March 2014 (UTC)22:09, 25 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Keep *Comment @ S. Rich your comments seem biased and personal. This person ranks a page equally or greater than many pages on here. Not only was he the CEO of Blackwater/Xe covered in numerous press releases and appeared in front of Congress. He is in Erik Prince's new book and is a decorated, medically retired Ranger and Green Beret combat veteran. This seems more than enough to fit GNG — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nocman23 (talk • contribs) 18:05, 26 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
First, please remember to comment on the argument, not the person making it. Secondly please remember that whether or not WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS is irrelevant to whether or not this article should exist. Being a "Ranger and Green Beret combat veteran" is not an indication of notability. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 20:42, 27 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
~~Keep~~ Understood about commenting about others. Apologizes for any disrespect. I am new to this so I need to learn what I am doing. Understood opinion about being a Ranger and Green Beret but being the CEO of BW/Xe seems relevant to meNocman23
It may well be. However, another rule is that you can only !vote once in an AfD, so I've struck the "keep" part of your comment. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 22:27, 29 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.