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The result was delete. ✗ plicit 00:13, 23 May 2021 (UTC)
Joe Lonsdale
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Hedge fund executive businessman does not meet WP:NBIO. Lots of sources, but none of the roles establish notability. MrsSnoozyTurtle ( talk) 16:08, 8 May 2021 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. Shellwood ( talk) 07:46, 8 May 2021 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of California-related deletion discussions. Shellwood ( talk) 07:46, 8 May 2021 (UTC)
Joe Lonsdale has founded several multibillion dollar companies, profiled by Forbes, Business Insider, WSJ, etc. Clearly meets WP:NBIO. Given your persistent attempts to delete this article under different rationals, you likely have a COI and should recuse yourself from the discussion under WP:COI — Preceding unsigned comment added by Portola2018 ( talk
Page should not be deleted. Third-party sources from page show Joseph Lonsdale meets WP:NBIO. Examples: https://www.forbes.com/profile/joe-lonsdale/?sh=13a89900128d, http://siliconhillsnews.com/2021/01/07/joe-lonsdale-wants-to-build-a-new-tech-city-near-austin-and-a-tunnel-transportation-system-to-develop-an-even-bigger-tech-hub/, https://www.businessinsider.com/paypal-mafia-members-careers-elon-musk-peter-thiel-reid-hoffman-2019-11#there-are-several-more-former-paypal-employees-who-went-on-to-have-careers-both-in-and-out-of-technology-29. Telluride1993 ( talk) 21:23, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
Vote for no deletion. Joe Lonsdale is discussed frequently as a major entrepreneur and investor in noteworthy publications (including those cited). He is WP:NBIO Navigator1492 21:48, 10 May 2021 (UTC)- Blocked socks: Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Navigator1492. MER-C 18:50, 13 May 2021 (UTC)
This page should not be deleted. Joe Lonsdale is a notable investor and entrepreneur. His inclusion in Forbes' Midas list 5 years in a row, including being the youngest member to achieve this title in 2016, clearly places him in a position of notoriety under WP:ANYBIO -- Bugmango ( talk) 13:58, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
This page should not be deleted. A simple google news search returns thousands of hits from notable third party sources where Joe Lonsdale is either quoted or written about. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Buckeye442 ( talk • contribs) 16:57, 11 May 2021 (UTC)- More blocked Navigator1492 socks. Cabayi ( talk) 11:43, 14 May 2021 (UTC)
- Delete - undisclosed paid-for spam. If you were in doubt as to whether this is a bad-faith article, see the sock/meatpuppetry above. Behavior like this must not be rewarded. MER-C 18:50, 13 May 2021 (UTC)
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Missvain ( talk) 02:13, 16 May 2021 (UTC)
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Missvain ( talk) 02:13, 16 May 2021 (UTC)
- Delete "trivial coverage of a subject by secondary sources may not be sufficient to establish notability." Best Alexandermcnabb ( talk) 09:22, 16 May 2021 (UTC)
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