Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lon Safko

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The result was no consensus. (WP:NPASR). North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 08:41, 19 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Lon Safko

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Fails WP:BIO as I'm unable to find any substantial coverage in RS. Specifically, I can't find anything to support the claim that he developed the first voice recognition software and the only recent coverage I can find is passing mentions of him being a social media consultant, but I can't find anything with more detail. SmartSE (talk) 13:47, 21 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. Sam Sailor ^Talk! 23:23, 28 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Sam Sailor ^Talk! 23:23, 28 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Although I am undecided about notability, Smartse, this Smithsonian Institution web page verifies that he was a pioneer in attempts to commercialize voice recognition technology. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 23:58, 28 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- @Cullen328: I had a look through that before but I don't think it is much use as a source or for demonstrating notability since it was donated to the Smithsonian by the subject. Wouldn't there be at least some independent references if the claims were correct? SmartSE (talk) 13:46, 14 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
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Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Final relist. Esquivalience ^t 01:39, 12 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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