Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Wolfhart Grote

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The result was delete. --Akhilleus (talk) 17:29, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Wolfhart Grote

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Contested prod. Prodded for making no claim of notability. Prod removed by anon author; but it still doesn't. Septentrionalis PMAnderson 19:38, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

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• Delete: Fails WP:BIO. Only 54 hits on the German Google, which is very meager, and not a one of them is from a reliable source: it's mostly networking and social sites, Wiki mirrors, his company website and a sprinkling of Amazon hits from his book.  RGTraynor  20:39, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
• Delete - I say it borderline fails WP:BIO, but really I say delete because it read like a advertisement. --Tλε Rαnδom Eδιτor (ταlκ) 21:18, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
• Weak Keep I fall slightly to the other side of the borderline from The Random Editor. I agree it reads too much like an advert. There are a number of companies called InfoLab, and as near as I can tell the one he founded is just a minor IT shop, but he has authored several books and even if those are for a specialized audience, being notable in a specialized field is still being notable. Capmango 22:03, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
• Weak Keep - Per Capmango. ♠TomasBat 01:07, 23 June 2007 (UTC)
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Germany-related deletions. -- John Vandenberg 07:14, 23 June 2007 (UTC)
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletions. -- John Vandenberg 07:14, 23 June 2007 (UTC)
• Delete He is not notable. (His books all appear to be self-published according to amazon.de.) --RandomHumanoid^(⇒) 16:30, 23 June 2007 (UTC)
• Keep: His biography is a combination of several interesting facts. --87.175.125.24 18:08, 23 June 2007 (UTC)— 87.175.75.218 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
  • How is that relevant? Interesting trivia does not establish notability. --151.203.15.95 18:48, 23 June 2007 (UTC)
    • He has published a couple of important books and is engaged in politics (met the president of Germany!) --87.175.75.218 06:23, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
• Delete. The best reason so far to "keep" is that he has authored a few self-published books. Obviously that is not good enough. Nor is meeting the President of Germany. --C S (Talk) 14:26, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Not only self-published books but also publications in well-known media. -- 217.115.72.126 12:12, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
• Keep: He has authored several remarkable books. -- Owl2008 10:27, 27 June 2007 (UTC)— Owl2008 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
• Keep: He was a pioneer in quality management (ISO 9001) in information technology. -- 217.115.72.126 12:12, 27 June 2007 (UTC)— 217.115.72.126 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
• Delete. Not notable. Apparent autobiography, self-promotional only. DavidCBryant 14:34, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
• Keep: He is also known as a fighter against German spelling reform: Look at this. This fact has to be added to the article. --87.175.105.176 17:36, 27 June 2007 (UTC)— 87.175.105.176 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
• Delete per nom and RGTraynor. Robertissimo 22:15, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
• Delete, please add references to reliable sources if he's so famous. MaxSem 06:15, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

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