Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Richard Snyder

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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 Keep. JERRY talk contribs 00:50, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Richard Snyder

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I originally tried to fix this article after hearing about its inaccuracy on a different site, but after looking into it I just can't seem to find much to indicate notability. I can't find any significant coverage in reliable sources (the entire article is based on his bio on Gateway's own website). Not even his date of birth can be sourced without paying $10 to access a database of corporate directors. As far as I can tell, he was an interim CEO of Gateway for a few months, and now heads a couple of companies which probably don't rate articles themselves. If someone can add some evidence of notability, please do. Otherwise, this should be deleted for failing WP:BIO. Kafziel Ask me for rollback 07:26, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

  • Delete - his notability in the media, and hence a majority of the WP:RS, is based around his period as interim CEO. Rgds, --Trident13 (talk) 01:54, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep Chairman or CEO of a major company is notable. How long he has been in the position is irrelevant. DGG (talk) 03:57, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
I looked all over before I posted this but couldn't find a guideline to support that. I think a CEO of a major company could be notable, but that would still be based on the idea that he's likely to have been the subject of numerous secondary sources. As far as I can tell, he hasn't. And, since he isn't the CEO anymore, he's not likely to get more expansive coverage at this point. Kafziel Ask me for rollback 01:35, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep - without much effort I was able to include multiple references, so I guess he is notable. Addhoc (talk) 19:24, 30 January 2008 (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.