Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ben T. Smith, IV

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The result was delete. –MuZemike 04:49, 28 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Ben T. Smith, IV

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Not a notable person, despite inevitable claims to the contrary. Coverage is skimpy and not directly or significantly about him; almost every one of these hits are PR or otherwise non-RS sources. Drmies (talk) 19:07, 18 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete – Not notable. I searched a few days ago, and I've searched again to no avail. I'm finding mostly coverage as a spokesperson for MerchantCircle; it seems he's adequately covered at that article. As far as a stand-alone article, this subject clearly fails WP:GNG because he is not the subject of non-trivial third-party coverage in his own right. Upon examining coverage involving this subject in relation to his former position, his coverage is still mostly in passing (trivial/unsubstantial) among WP:RS. JFHJr (㊟) 19:48, 18 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Lack of specific treatment by reliable sources. — Racconish^Tk 21:10, 18 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete A few press releases doesn't show notability. Nwlaw63 (talk) 21:15, 18 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete He does seem to have been CEO of MerchantCirlce, but that does not meet the threshold of notability. Thomas_S_Burns (talk) 22:21 22 November 2011 (UTC)

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:20, 19 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete as lacking WP:RS Stuartyeates (talk) 21:22, 25 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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