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The result was delete. ✗ plicit 13:35, 2 June 2023 (UTC)
Ray Beckerman
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This article is an autobiography. Extant since 2006, there is little written about the subject. The reference in the article is to the subject's business website where it describes the subject as an attorney and advertises his legal services. The article body describes: "he is noted for his analysis and commentary on the RIAA's campaign... of copyright infringements against individuals engaged [in] unauthorized peer-to-peer file sharing of music." Okay, but no case is cited and the EL can - by the own cite linked- be construed as attorney advertisement.
I did a
BEFORE search and can find nothing substantive on how the subject is notable as a biography. The article also describes him as 'well known in the Slashdot internet community' and 'in the Twitter community.' I suppose he may be notable if a reliable source picked up his analysis and commentary on the RIAA campaign, but nothing is written about him. I will note that there is discussion from 2006 on some pieces that mention him; they are passing mentions. However, notability guidelines have evolved since 2006 and as such, this is a non-notable attorney and neither
WP:ANYBIO nor the
good 'nuff guideline are met.
Jip Orlando (
talk) 12:52, 26 May 2023 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Businesspeople, Law, and New York. Jip Orlando ( talk) 12:52, 26 May 2023 (UTC)
- Delete. Only found trivial mentions of the subject. A number of newspaper articles quoted him as well, but nothing that can constitute significant coverage. Does not seem to pass WP:BIO.
- Something I found quite bizarre is that the account that created and contributed the most to the article is literally called RayBeckerman. The account holder might be the subject himself, his associates, or someone who respects him. This is not something that automatically disqualifies the article itself, but it definitely puts the neutrality of the article's creation in question. Tutwakhamoe ( talk) 16:32, 26 May 2023 (UTC)
- Delete for the self-dealing and notability reasons both. Kwkintegrator ( talk) 17:16, 26 May 2023 (UTC)
- Delete COI WP:YOURSELF. — Maile ( talk) 19:36, 26 May 2023 (UTC)
- Delete per nom fails WP:GNG. Pharaoh of the Wizards ( talk) 03:22, 2 June 2023 (UTC)
- 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.