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The result was Keep. -- Longhair\^talk 18:01, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

W. Mark Lanier

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A mainly vanity (it seems) article, already deleted previously for copyvio. Many of the sources are the own lawfirm, and the rest are journals. No outside, solid sources beyond. Jmlk 1 7 22:35, 8 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Fails notability.--DerRichter (talk) 23:01, 8 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Weak keep. Seems to be notable. Needs to be severely pruned, though. Pburka (talk) 00:09, 9 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Weak keep. Agree with Pburka. I did some preliminary edits just to see what was really in the article ... could definitely use more cleanup. There's a verifiable source that he is in the top-100 list of lawyers. A random check of Category:American lawyers shows some articles that have similar notability. Truthanado (talk) 00:21, 9 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note: DerRichter argues "fails notability" yet article subject is included in articles on "Vioxx" and "List of Texas Tech University People" with invitation to create article on subject. (I am Mark Lanier making this response, so my bias is there!) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wmark675 (talk • contribs) 15:54, 9 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - there are numerous print and media references to Lanier, especially in reference to the Vioxx case (MSNBC, for instance). I didn't find any that would individually satisfy WP:N, but the sheer quantity of them goes a long way. --BizMgr (talk) 21:57, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep despite serious need for scrubwork. Minos P. Dautrieve (talk) 00:35, 14 February 2008 (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.