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The result was keep. Sandstein 22:02, 31 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Subject is lacking significant coverage as all mentioned add little to his notability. Some are tabloid so not reliable. Then, if his site is notable then we should have article on his site. Fails WP:GNG. Störm (talk) 05:17, 24 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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• Keep. Wordpress is an important CMS platforms on the internet. So his work relating to promoting a popular resource on Wordpress is noteworthy. He has authored articles on major news websites. The citations for the article are strong as well (Mashable[1], Yahoo news article[2], Entrepeneur magazine[3], etc.).Knox490 (talk) 07:52, 25 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Don't know which guidline you are following, authoring article on different sites adds nothing towards notability. Störm (talk) 14:40, 25 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep Balkhi has founded several companies including Word Press Beginner, List25, OptinMonster, Soliloquy, Envira Gallery, and Word Press Forms. As a notable entrepreneur with several successful projects, he clearly passes WP:GNG. Capitals00 (talk) 09:06, 25 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

But where is significant coverage in WP:RS enough to write a piece of article? Störm (talk) 18:27, 25 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete This promotional bio based mostly on unreliable and offline sources (books) and G'books doesn't show anything so there is verifiability issue. The bio contains some RS such as washington post, Mashable, Forbes etc but the coverage is not in-depth and merely namechecking which is not enough. I have also removed some sources which should not be considered here as they are subject's own articles written for publications and news sites. Most of the coverage in RS go around subject's web project "WPBeginner" not on the subject. --Saqib (talk) 16:38, 25 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment This clearly seems case of paid promotion. Someone should see OptinMonster which was started by SPA and looks paid promotional article too. Thanks. Störm (talk) 18:25, 25 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep: Being ranked in the "Top 100 entrepreneurs under the age of 30" by the United Nations clearly establishes Balkhi's notability.[4] He also has received coverage in sources that meet WP:RS, including Forbes[5] and Fox Business[6]. I also noticed that the nominator just removed most of these references, which drastically reduced the length of the article.[7] Here is a link to the article as it stood before User:Störm removed the material, which seems to me like a violation of WP:GAME. --1990'sguy (talk) 22:28, 25 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Do you really think we should consider this interview done by a unreliable source. I can not verify the claims (Top 100 entrepreneurs under the age of 30" by the United Nations) from a RS. --Saqib (talk) 06:10, 26 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep: Balkhi has undertaken multiple endeavors such as being inducted into the Cricket Hall of Fame and being a journalist for major publications (like Business Insider), apart from developing widely used software such as Google Analytics. These things, as well as the UN recognition he received for his work, attest to the subject's notability, in my opinion. Carajou (talk) 04:53, 26 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
• Strong keep. He was among the top 100 entrepreneurs under the age of 30 by the United Nations.[8] That cements my strong keep. Adequate sourcing too.desmay (talk) 20:47, 31 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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