Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Chika Nwobi

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The result was delete. So Why 15:42, 10 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Chika Nwobi

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I'm unable to find significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject and current sources provide nothing but a passing mention and most of them are not reliable. It reads like an advertisement for the subject and his companies. GSS (talk|c|em) 16:54, 2 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. GSS (talk|c|em) 16:55, 2 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Nigeria-related deletion discussions. GSS (talk|c|em) 16:55, 2 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

KEEP "unable to find significant coverage". LOL. Did you even look? A quick google search pulls up plenty of sources. Not to mention the article is well-cited Freetheangels (talk) 19:21, 2 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Very funny! read my nom above once again. GSS (talk|c|em) 08:17, 3 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

KEEP I'm very confused. This article is properly cited and the subject has many articles written about him online. He is definitely considered "notable". Leapsandbounds (talk) 22:20, 2 September 2018 (UTC) — Note to closing admin: Leapsandbounds (talk • contribs) is the creator of the page that is the subject of this AfD. [reply]

Keep After cleanup the article will likely be a stub. Unless there's major rebuilding Judging from a Google search, the subject seems notable enough as a Nigerian tech CEO. However, it will require a large amount of cleanup, as well as additional citations. The style isn't quite there for Wikipedia yet (mainly WP:NPOV), but it has been posted on Wikipedia:Cleanup and does have to potential to be a fair article. Rosalina2427 ^{(talk to me)} 21:03, 4 September 2018 (UTC)Delete For sources; mostly unreliable. Rosalina2427 ^{(talk to me)} 23:44, 9 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: Theoretically as a cleaned-up article, notability (or lack of) aside, it will likely be a stub. It'll either be a weak delete or stub from me, I'll look more into it. Thanks GSS. Rosalina2427 ^{(talk to me)} 20:28, 5 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Rosalina2427: WP:NOTINHERIT applies here. Being a CEO is not, of itself, sufficient to address the WP:BIO criteria. There's no automatic inherited notability as these same policies state the subject must be independently notable, and this article contains clear named mentions, which emphasize its PR bloating. Please reconsider your !vote above. Thank you. GSS (talk|c|em) 02:58, 5 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: I removed some sources that I found unreliable, most of them were blog type websites with no about us page and seems to be run by a single individual (the list can be found here). GSS (talk|c|em) 04:08, 5 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

You removed more than "some". The article is practically poorly sourced now. You're unfairly making claims like "seems to be run by a single individual". Leapsandbounds (talk) 09:05, 5 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Per WP:UGC, user generated content is generally unacceptable, and the deleted sources were blogs. The only deleted source that is relatively verifiable is the first source from Proshare here: https://www.proshareng.com/news/People/Unilever-Nigeria-Plc-Appoints-Mr-Chika-Nwobi-as-Non-Executive-Director/36911. Correct me if I've overlooked anything with that source and it's actually not reliable. Rosalina2427 ^{(talk to me)} 20:04, 5 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Rosalina2427: So can www.proshareng.com be used? Also, what if one source contains most of the information in the Wikipedia article, is it allowed to cite one source multiple times? Leapsandbounds 09:52, 6 September 2018

@Leapsandbounds: No, proshareng.com is not a reliable source, see their about us page. GSS (talk|c|em) 09:03, 6 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@GSS: Okay. I will find a better one. Leapsandbounds 10:10, 6 September 2018

@GSS: What is wrong with WWW.MIPAD.ORG? It's a legitimate award supported by the UN General Assembly. Leapsandbounds 10:14, 6 September 2018

Well at the end of that blog post it says We are proud of his achievement and we name him Most Influential 100 Class of Business and Entrepreneurship category but in the actual list his name is not mentioned so do you have a reliable source for this claim? Thank you. GSS (talk|c|em) 10:35, 6 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@GSS: Yeah I was wondering why his name wasn't on the official list. I see how the statement could be problematic, but since their the ones giving the award, isn't it okay for them to approve of his achievements? I will try to find something else. Leapsandbounds 13:54, 6 September 2018

@GSS: How about http://disrupt-africa.com/about/? It's a well-known news site on the continent. I think you deleted it previously. Leapsandbounds 16:00, 6 September 2018

This is a blog type website and I can't see anything about their editorial or fact-checking procedures, editorial staff, etc. GSS (talk|c|em) 15:12, 6 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Delete: VERY, Unsourcred, the ones that were delated were from blogs with no way to verify that they are reliable. Lakeside Out!-LakesideMiners^{Click Here To Talk To Me!} 15:13, 5 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep This article just needs cleaning up. A few minutes searching online turns up lots of usable biographical material. Lovelylinda1980 (talk) 07:58, 6 September 2018 (UTC) — Lovelylinda1980 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]

@Lovelylinda1980: Seriously? Are you aware of our WP:BLP policy? GSS (talk|c|em) 08:04, 6 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. The current version of the article has 10 sources:

Company directory on Bloomberg: this is outside Bloomberg's editorial control ("Bloomberg.com does not create or control the content") and per past RSN discussions, this is likely SPS by the company. Not significant, reliable, or independent.
AIMGroup: trivial mention in an industry publication. Not significant, reliable, or independent.
CDNET: Another company directory. Not significant, reliable, or independent.
Article in Guardian.ng: doesn't even mention Chika Nwobi. Can't be used to establish notability for someone it doesn't discuss.
Executive directory on Bloomberg: again, outside Bloomberg's editorial control and likely SPS. (See previous discussions here and here, for example.) Not significant, reliable, or independent.
Executive direcotry on Crunchbase: user-submitted database. See RSN discussion here. Not significant, reliable, or independent.
Article on Punch: trivial mention in what's either a press release or transparently based on a press release. Not significant or independent, probably not reliable, either.
Article on Leadership.ng: doesn't even mention Chika Nwobi. Can't be used to establish notability for someone it doesn't discuss.
Article on Guardian.ng: trivial mention in what's either a press release or transparently based on a press release. Not significant or independent, probably not reliable, either.
Article on TribuneOnlineng.com: trivial mention in what's either a press release or transparently based on a press release. Not significant or independent, probably not reliable, either.

WP:GNG requires significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject and none of these sources establish that. Woodroar (talk) 03:27, 7 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Woodroar's in-depth analysis is solid. There is no cited source that amounts to WP:SIGCOV. Edwardx (talk) 11:20, 7 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: does not meet WP:ANYBIO per review of available sources, which are mostly advertorial in nature. K.e.coffman (talk) 03:45, 8 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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