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The result was Speedy Delete G11 by admin Fastily. (non-admin close) Monty ₈₄₅ 02:53, 19 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Josh Valdez[edit]

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References fail to demonstrate notability per WP:BIO. Article is written like a promotional piece and, even if notable, would require a substantial re-write to have an encyclopedic tone. Of the 13 references, 6 are backed up by generic or dead links vs active specific links, 6 are press releases, and the other is Spoke (website). There is suspicion that the article is written by a COI editor as the article was written & photo uploaded by a seemingly single-purpose account, User:CrownP, whose user page redirects to the article. Article was previously speedy deleted at least twice before. ~Pesco^{So say•we all} 23:55, 18 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. He seems to be a hard-working guy, with a good P.R. flair, but certainly not Notable as WP thinks of Notability. I checked the L.A. Times files on him, and there are two stories from 2006 and 2007 quoting him as "a senior vice president for Wellpoint's western region." Also somebody by that name was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 2004. Some other stories quoted non- Notable people by the same name, a couple of them just kids. As for his photo on Wiki Commons, yes, it is odd that the uploader claims to have taken the photo himself, but it is a photo OF himself. Very strange, but that has nothing to do with Notability, so ignore it for the purposes of this discussion. Sincerely, GeorgeLouis (talk) 01:07, 19 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: Normally I'll say something like GeorgeLouis did ("He seems to be a hard-working guy" etc.) but when people spam WP for their personal promotion, I take off the gloves. This is blatant spam by a non-notable nobody, and I've tagged it for speedy. EEng (talk) 01:12, 19 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:48, 19 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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