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The result was keep. After two re-lists, no consensus to Delete, and RS presented that show GNG is met was upheld and not challenged. (non-admin closure) Britishfinance ( talk) 16:50, 1 January 2020 (UTC)
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Not notable outside of Tom's of Maine. The Squirrel Conspiracy ( talk) 02:38, 10 December 2019 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions. The Squirrel Conspiracy ( talk) 02:38, 10 December 2019 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. Shellwood ( talk) 06:35, 10 December 2019 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Maine-related deletion discussions. Shellwood ( talk) 06:35, 10 December 2019 (UTC)
- Merge. Hyperbolick ( talk) 16:48, 10 December 2019 (UTC)
- Keep. Honorary degree meets Wikipedia:Notability_(people)#Any_biography "1. The person has received a well-known and significant award or honor, or has been nominated for such an award several times." Deleting standalone biographies like these undermines the project's goal of presenting the sum of human knowledge. Jokestress ( talk) 20:43, 11 December 2019 (UTC)
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America 1000 06:51, 17 December 2019 (UTC)
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America 1000 06:51, 17 December 2019 (UTC)
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, - Nahal (T) 19:54, 24 December 2019 (UTC)
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, - Nahal (T) 19:54, 24 December 2019 (UTC)
- Keep, but not because of an honorary degree from Colby College. That's not "a well-known and significant award or honor". He has, however, received a significant amount of media coverage: an article in The New York Times Magazine, a Bloomberg article, an interview on NPR with Guy Raz, a Forbes article, etc., so WP:GNG is satisfied. Clarityfiend ( talk) 08:45, 29 December 2019 (UTC)
- Keep per significant coverage in the independent reliable sources identified by Clarityfiend. The subject meets WP:GNG. — Newslinger talk 09:19, 1 January 2020 (UTC)
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