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The result was Delete. Walton ^{Need some help?} 09:21, 4 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

John Harley[edit]

Non-notable. A Google search turns up various John Harley's, but only the Wiki entry for this guy - nothing else. The article itself reveals he has done nothing significant. SilkTork 14:32, 22 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Delete, a number of quotes from his time at Budweiser Budvar, during tumultuous negotiations over the brand name, but otherwise unnotable. Has another job since March 2006 anyway, no update in article showing this.[1] --Dhartung | Talk 20:37, 22 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, If you have any questions, please contact me at my talk page. Ian Manka 02:13, 28 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Delete seems to be WP:Vanity created by User:MusicMusicMusic. Megapixie 04:10, 28 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Keep. After browsing this, I'd say that the guy is well-known in the beer world. Stammer 17:52, 28 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: Slightly altering the searching to remove wikipedia and obvious mirrors reveals only 67 hits [2]. Still seems like vanity as it stands. Most of these seem directly connected to Budvar - maybe merge into the Budvar article. ? Megapixie 05:16, 29 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The guy is not very interesting on his own, but the confrontation between Anheuser-Busch and Budweiser Budvar is a very notable topic, not just for beer lovers, since it's part of a much wider pattern. The article provides some valuable contextual information, from the alliance between Harley and Roger Protz (who is not only a "beer writer") to the local vs. global turf battles. Merging would be fine if that info could be kept. I might actually do a bit of work on this, although I prefer Pilsner, by a long shot.Stammer 06:46, 29 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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.