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The result was delete. The Bushranger _{One ping only} 22:36, 31 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Barre Seid

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The person in question is not notable for anything in particular. There are only a few passing mentions of him in a few college-related pieces. FoCuSandLeArN (talk) 20:11, 24 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per nom AdventurousSquirrel (talk) 23:29, 24 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: I think there are sufficient BLP concerns to justify this article's deletion, but I do think that the article subject arguably meets the GNG, for reasons unrelated to the Shimer College kerfuffle: see e.g. this extensive article on Seid's political contributions from 1996, this sketch of him in the memoirs of a past president of Roosevelt U, and of course this Salon article (cited in the text) on his highly probable role in funding the Clarion Fund's Obsession video. But even with those sources at hand, it is difficult to work up any satisfactory profile of the gentleman without running into BLP and NOR concerns. This one may be better left to Source Watch and its ilk for now. -- Visviva (talk) 02:13, 25 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Primarily notable as a donor to various charities and other projects. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 02:35, 25 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 03:45, 25 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Delete The only real coverage from the sources is the Salon example, and that is shaky coverage at best. Being wealthy doesn't make someone notable. Dreambeaver(talk) 00:15, 31 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Delete I don't see how he meets the notability guideline. Being a donor doesn't make you notable, unless you donate $1 million dollars each week to a different controversial organization that ends up starting a big media calamity surrounding your donations and your intentions. And even after that, you would have been possibly notable for having all that money to donate (and from where it came from). — Ṙ ΛΧΣ²¹ 02:20, 31 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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