Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hal Rosenbluth

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.‎

The result was keep. Editors participating in AFD discussions should know that we rely on reliable sources to demonstrate notability not our own impressions about who or what should be considered notable based on personal impressions after reading an article. Dig deeper. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 00:45, 9 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hal Rosenbluth

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Highly resume-like article of questionable notability and created by a now-indeffed COI sock. Amigao (talk) 00:05, 2 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Multiple sources cited in the article contain WP:SIGCOV. This clearly passes WP:GNG based on the extant materials. That said the Internet Archive, Google Books, and google scholar all have many more sources with significant coverage. A WP:BEFORE was either not done, or not done competently. WP:COI issues are concerning, but have no baring on notability. Any content issues can be solved through editing.4meter4 (talk) 00:17, 2 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Businesspeople and Pennsylvania. Shellwood (talk) 01:37, 2 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 02:48, 2 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - Wikipedia:Notability (people) Something odd about both the author, who is now a blocked sock, and the various careers of the subject. How many successful people become notable for hopping from one career to another? First is was a president of a travel agency. Then it was Walgreens pharmacy chain. And he allegedly wrote books. Assuming this is all factual, he comes across as non-notabilite. — Maile (talk) 04:44, 2 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per 4meter4 and some of the sources already in the article, esp NYT. "How many successful people become notable for hopping from one career to another?" - quite a few. It being "odd" is not a deletion reason. PARAKANYAA (talk) 12:52, 2 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Keep – The subject meets WP:GNG through coverage in reliable independent sources including The New York Times, WSJ, and The Philadelphia Inquirer. Notability is clear as a founder and executive whose companies were acquired by major corporations. COI and tone issues can be addressed through normal editing. AllyJams (talk) 02:22, 3 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.