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The individual depicted appears to have had a variety of jobs, as have we all, and seems to be currently employed by a company that has no entry and of which I've never heard. He previously worked in a camera lab? Well, that is good, but speaking bluntly, who cares? Is his notability that he organizes local speeches? He does seem to be a founder of something called "Citizen Schools," which claims, I see, to serve "over 5000 students" in the U.S. Given there are 77 million students in the country, I think the notability of the organization is itself somewhat questionable, but let's set that to one side. He has gathered a smattering of mentions in local media (and one, to be fair, seems to have been on NPR at some point), but again, who cares?
If Werner's claim to fame is this educational group, then what is the need to be treated to details of his early life, the often mundane facts of his work history, the names of his children, his parents' occupations and a frankly somewhat banal unsourced anecdote from his college years? The rather glowing summary is more than sufficient as an entry on Wikipedia, should for some reason editors believe there needs to be one at all. The fact that he received an "A" in a college class is a level of verbosity that perhaps belongs in an entry for a two-term president of the U.S.--Abe Lincoln, say. He may feel able to "organize anything," but did this triumph put Werner on the path to a seat in the Senate, or a generalship in the Army, or to being the second-assistant-deputy General Secretary of the UN?
The college reminiscence alone is longer than the entire entry, for example, for Dan Wesson, a man who established a highly-successful international business.
Given that the subject himself may have been closely involved in the production of this page, would it be fair to suggest that a personal web page or a LinkedIn post may be more appropriate to showcase his accomplishments? Ned Trujillo (talk) 14:09, 22 October 2022 (UTC)