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The result was DELETE. Spinning Spark 17:41, 17 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Harry Weller

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Close paraphrase of his web page, and promotional, and dubious notability. (I thought it close enough to be a speedy G12, but no other admin seems to have agreed in 24 hours.)

The key claim is no.17 out of 25 on the Forbes Midas list . I do not think this amounts to notability -- looking at our article, the people in the top 4 or 5 on the list seem to be generally recognized as notable enough to have articles, but not the others. The criteria for people in this profession must be either real non-PR based press coverage or major national awards. , and I think not a single one of the references amounts to independent coverage, except for #6, .privateequityonline.com, which I think routine coverage in a more general article, and the Forbes interview at #3, connected with his placement on the list. I think we need an opinion whether this is enough; if it is, then it's a matter of rewriting the article so it follows the sources less closely. I could argue either direction. DGG ( talk ) 05:52, 2 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Washington, D.C.-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:18, 3 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:18, 3 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Mediran (t • c) 01:36, 9 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Delete, for the time being. While not a policy, WP:Too soon explains my thoughts on this topic. Right now, the subject's only claims to verified notability are a Chicago Tribune article and a very brief Forbes Midas List bio. This is far from significant coverage. It's likely that Mr. Weller will be eminently notable in a few years, but he really isn't right now. dci | TALK 02:24, 9 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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