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The result was delete. Stifle (talk) 15:43, 8 February 2014 (UTC)
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It's probably worth starting this nom with the note that I was significantly involved in the events that led to the ban of Wiki-PR and have talked to French more than once.
That said: there isn't substantive RS coverage that focuses on Jordan French as a person; RS coverage focuses on Wiki-PR with a few offhand mentions of French's role as CEO and essentially no coverage of him as a person. Even the businessinsider article (which is the only RS with more than very passing coverage of him as a person) is only a secondary source up to the point where the interview begins (and is then primary and doesn't count towards notability.) Thus I suggest the article be deleted as French doesn't appear to meet the GNG or other relevant notability standards. Kevin Gorman (talk) 22:24, 26 January 2014 (UTC)
I was involved, too. I have a bias against French's company. WP:BLP1E and WP:1E may apply here. —rybec 00:10, 27 January 2014 (UTC)
- Delete This looks like an advertisement for Wiki-PR, using it's CEO's bio on Wikipedia as a vehicle. Wikipedia is not a soapbox or means of promotion. - tucoxn\talk 01:25, 27 January 2014 (UTC)
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 04:37, 27 January 2014 (UTC)
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- Keep This is not in the least an advertisement for hi. There has been significant outside discussion of him and his company, and the article is appropriate. 'DGG (at NYPL)' (talk) 21:06, 27 January 2014 (UTC)
- Delete I agree with DGG that the article is not even remotely an advertisement. However, from the references in the article and what I could find, everything is about the scandal. There are no references about him. Looking at the refs in the article to see what they say about him, Business Insider asks if he is a lawyer and he says yes. The Daily Dot and San Francisco Business Times retrieves from LinkedIn that he is a lawyer via Vanderbuilt. Los Angles Times and Wall Street Journal say nothing about Mr. French. I tried searching for info before the scandal took place and couldn't find anything besides social media. There are no articles that have anything remotely to say *about him*. Thus, fails GNG. Bgwhite (talk) 06:26, 1 February 2014 (UTC)
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