Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Michael Gale (businessman)

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The result was delete. ✗plicit 01:23, 24 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Michael Gale (businessman)

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Fails WP:NBIO and WP:GNG. As per WP:BEFORE was able to find some things online but nothing that would pass WP:GNG, further WP:BEFORE in the newspaper archive didn't produce anything of note. Has worked or been part of notable things such as one episode of a TV show on Bravo and as an executive of Macromedia. But WP:INHERITORG does not transfer that notability to Gale.

WP:NBIO: has not won a major award, and is not well known in the field.

Source	Independent?	Reliable?	Significant coverage?	Count source toward GNG?
Source assessment table:
Gigabit Challenge	? Website is no longer online	? Website is no longer online	Page is just an announcement that Gale is a judge	✘ No
Anthill Magazine	~ Hard to tell this article is from 2004 so a lot could change with this source since then	~ Article does not have an author, makes Gale look really good with out a lot of deeper questions	Article is about Gale but is done in a way that makes him look really good.	~ Partial
Bravo	Bravo isn't really known for it's deep cutting work but it appears to be independent	If you would cite Shark Tank as a reliable source then you should be able to do it here as well	Gale is on the show but it's hard to tell since the source is only a one minute clip from an episode of a TV show	✘ No
The New York Observer	In general it appears to be independent	I would say the source wouldn't be reliable because it's a human interest story, but the facts appear to line up that Gale's company invested money in an app that was on this show	~ Gale is quoted twice but the article isn't about Gale it's about the app and the people who pitched it on a show where he was the judge	✘ No
Business Insider	~ As per WP:BI there isn't consensus on the reliability of this source	As per WP:BI there isn't consensus on the reliability of this source	Gale is quoted a couple of times but the article isn't about Gale it's about the app and the people who pitched it on a show where he was the judge	✘ No
Anthill	Gale wrote a commentary article for Anthill	Gale wrote a commentary article for Anthill	~ Gale is talked about in this article by Gale	✘ No
Anthill	Gale wrote a commentary article for Anthill	Gale wrote a commentary article for Anthill	~ Gale wrote a commentary article for Anthill	✘ No
Anthill	Gale wrote a commentary article for Anthill	Gale wrote a commentary article for Anthill	~ Gale wrote a commentary article for Anthill	✘ No
Anthill	Gale wrote a commentary article for Anthill	Gale wrote a commentary article for Anthill	~ Gale wrote a commentary article for Anthill	✘ No
Gulf Marketing Review	? Site is no longer online, went to the Internet Archive and it mentions that Gale was on a panel at an event but nothing more	~ Can't tell if the source is reliable but as the article is just one sentence about him being somewhere I'm willing to belive it	Site is no longer online, went to the Internet Archive and it mentions that Gale was on a panel at an event but nothing more	✘ No
This table may not be a final or consensus view; it may summarize developing consensus, or reflect assessments of a single editor. Created using {{source assess table}}.

Dr vulpes ^{(💬 • 📝)} 00:40, 17 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Businesspeople and Australia. AllyD (talk) 08:30, 17 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - was going to nominate myself, but Dr. Vulpes beat me to it. Agree with their assessment table. Fails WP:GNG.Onel5969 ^{TT me} 11:01, 17 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete clearly fails WP:BIO from assessment table. LibStar (talk) 23:06, 19 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom. Cabrils (talk) 23:20, 20 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Clearly doesn't meet any notability standards. Moresdi (talk) 23:07, 21 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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