Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bobby Laurie

Bobby Laurie

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Blatant advertising. Brief 1-2 sentence "interviews" and sitting through various talkshows does not establish notability. Created and expanded almost entirely by SPA accounts. GermanJoe (talk) 00:36, 24 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 12:20, 24 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 12:20, 24 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 12:21, 24 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - A quick Google search of his name reveals his association and/or employment with CNN Airport Network as a travel expert, WFLA-TV in Tampa as a travel correspondent, a published and on the market publication through Amazon and notes he's a blogger for the Huffington Post. Also he produced and hosted a television travel show on Discovery Networks. 72.189.86.140 (talk) 04:02, 26 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

None of those occupations automatically establishes encyclopedic notability (see WP:GNG and WP:BIO), unless significant coverage from reliable independent sources can be shown - that typically excludes self-published information, short mentions, annoucements and other PR-activities by himself or connected organisations. GermanJoe (talk) 17:54, 26 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - Bobby Laurie co-hosts TAKE OFF! with the Savvy Stews though Discovery network, writes for The Huffington Post, has a weekly travel segment on The Daily Buzz, and many other television programs. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wiki4476 (talk • contribs) 16:17, 30 April 2015 (UTC) This template must be substituted.[reply]

TNT The subject probably is notable, but this current article is just a blatant promotion. Get rid of it and make a better, neutral article. Joseph2302 (talk) 16:20, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Delete: Fails WP:BASIC, many passing mentions but no actual coverage from reliable sources. If found to be notable, then stubify because the article is in a very poor state, and I suspect COI or paid editing due to the highly promotional nature of the article. Esquivalience ^t 00:53, 1 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]