Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Trefor Munn-Venn

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The result was delete. KTC (talk) 20:06, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Trefor Munn-Venn

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Promotional autobiography of a seemingly non-notable person. The subject has authored a number of publications, and it seems his work has been cited in a few, but I am unable to find any in depth coverage in reliable sources. Fails WP:BIO notability. - Mr X 20:02, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi MrX. Thank you for the recent messages as I'm continuing to learn how to use Wikipedia most effectively and to contribute to the overall body here. Please believe me when I say that this is not intended as a frivolous vanity page or promotional autobiography. The subject is notable for a number of reasons:

Having launched the program area at the largest think tank in Canada and sixth largest in North America (by operating budget)
Being published through the extensive peer-review program of The Conference Board of Canada. Publications from the Conference Board are known to be evidence-based, rigorously structured, and highly valued. The reports are not made freely available and so they are not typically sourced as frequently as standard academic publications
Being repeatedly asked to present the research findings at some of the largest and most influential international organizations
Winning a Webby Award (in the category of Activism in the very first year that category was introduced) which is an achievement that only a handful of Canadians can claim

While it cannot reasonably be mentioned at this time, a 200+ page book will also be published in the fall of 2014. TreforMV (talk) 20:43, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Delete no coverage in reliable third-party source. Non-notable individual. Fails WP:GNG. Tigerboy1966 22:25, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete. Nothing for WP:Prof or WP:GNG. Xxanthippe (talk) 21:44, 2 January 2014 (UTC).[reply]
Delete for lack of evidence of passing WP:GNG, WP:AUTHOR, or any of the WP:PROF criteria. —David Eppstein (talk) 22:04, 2 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per Xxanthippe. FreeKnowledgeCreator (talk) 18:13, 3 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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