Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ryan Binkley

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The result was delete‎. ✗plicit 06:05, 8 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Ryan Binkley[edit]

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Having searched the net for references, I am convinced that this man fails to satisfy WP:POLITICIAN, WP:GNG and WP:SIGCOV criteria.The references only relate to one event: his announcement of a 2024 presidential campaign. BoyTheKingCanDance (talk) 05:08, 1 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per nom. Fails WP:GNG as no reliable sources could be found to show notability. -AuthorAuthor (talk) 06:22, 1 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Businesspeople, Politicians, Christianity, and Texas. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 08:44, 1 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - all sources are press releases. Pershkoviski (talk)23:50, 2 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
No longer true, pls review your comment. 2crzppul (talk) 10:24, 7 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Announcements are still considered type of a press release, unless they have further details and not just simply repeating the press release. I still do not think there is enough here. Pershkoviski (talk) 20:11, 7 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per nom and others. Fails WP:NPOL and WP:GNG. Sal2100 (talk) 19:52, 3 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per all above. Best, GPL93 (talk) 16:22, 5 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Delete no notable sources, sources used are also all primary sources via press releases. Scu ba (talk) 21:34, 6 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Keep added more sources, needs improvement. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2crzppul (talk • contribs) 01:25, 7 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
The only notable source is WP:THEHILL. Scu ba (talk) 02:48, 7 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
- dallas news and forbes along with far more (less important) sources — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2crzppul (talk • contribs) 05:39, 7 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: I looked around and there is some coverage of Binkley before his presidential run such as the Forbes article here. From skimming business press releases, he seems to have founded a pretty big bank in Texas. If there's more coverage of his work in banking in more reliable sources then he might meet WP:GNG. The article with sourcing as is definitely isn't meeting notability guidelines.TulsaPoliticsFan (talk) 02:48, 7 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This article appears to be a WP:FORBESCON article, so it isn't considered to be reliable or notability-lending. It's also possible that the bank might be more notable than he is. Best, GPL93 (talk) 16:20, 7 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Good catch! My main point was I wanted to see if better sources could be found for the article. Like if there were annual articles about the guy in the Dallas local news about him and his business, I'd lean toward keeping. However, if all we have is two or three passing news stories about him before his run (which appears to be the case now that someone has added to the article) then I think I agree he doesn't meet WP:GNG. TulsaPoliticsFan (talk) 17:39, 7 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Comment -- At this stage of an American election, there may be a dozen or two candidates. Politicians who have not been elected to a notable position are inherently NN. But how far should we apply to this candidates for a position as notable as US President? The fact he has resigned from other posts to run, suggests that he is serious. Peterkingiron (talk) 15:52, 7 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It's not really a matter of seriousness he is about his candidacy, but more a matter of how seriously his party and the media take him. I'd say Binkley would be a long shot to make debates and isn't even guaranteed make primary ballots. Best, GPL93 (talk) 16:20, 7 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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