Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sterling J. Smith

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 delete. - Mailer Diablo 16:23, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sterling J. Smith

Tagged as db-bio but author asserts the subject is notable. A quick Google turned up very few mentions for Sterling Smith with any relevant finance keyword, but it was only a quick Google. Guy 06:56, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

• Delete per nom. Reads like a vanity entry and/or a resume. MER-C 07:38, 10 October 2006 (UTC)
• Delete. Why to people insist on submitting their CVs? yandman 09:34, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

Note and Question from Author of the Article: First, it should be noted that he did not write this article. The problem may be with the way in which I wrote the article. I did not mean to simply write a resume but I did not want it to be a commercial either. I wanted it to stick only to the facts of the person and give the general information which people have been interested in finding out about. Granted, unless you are involved in the futures industry, you may not be familiar with who this person is. But, due to his commentary on the subject, he is fairly well-known of in this field. Again, this is most likely my own error. I modeled it after some bio articles I found on here such as that of the new CEO of the Ford motor company, etc., as I imagined those would be properly written. Would anyone here be able to suggest what to do to change it so that it does not simply look like a CV - while at the same time maintaining an unbiased and fact-only content so as to stay in line with the integrity of Wikipedia's purpose? Or is it actually ok in it's current form?

• Delete as non-notable unless some verifiable, independent press coverage can be provided. --cholmes75 ^{(chit chat)} 14:47, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

Fair enough. Here is an example: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/09/20/business/main2025399.shtml?source=RSSattr=Politics_2025399 This is a link to a recent piece of independent press coverage. See caption under picture in bold.

• Delete Vice-president of a brokerage firm, like hundreds (thousands?) of others. Very nice, but hardly makes him exceptionally notable. Fan-1967 22:43, 10 October 2006 (UTC)
• Keep A lot of firms do business with him, so he is definately legit. I also believe he is a webcaster on a futures news program (checking into URL). Could be the start of something much bigger - maybe keep him around?
• Delete Article contains no evidence of meeting WP:BIO standards, much less does it use independent sources to establish meeting those standards. The above linked article isn't about Smith, it just uses a one sentence quote by him. We need coverage about him. Also, the rule is first become notable, then get an encyclopedia article, not the other way around. GRBerry 02:03, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

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.