Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/DaRayl Davis

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The result was delete. MBisanz ^talk 03:39, 13 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

DaRayl Davis

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Promotional and non notable. One self-published book. Unwisely accepted from AfC DGG ( talk ) 04:44, 5 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Weak delete - the first source is pretty good, but the rest are either not independent (by the subject or bios of him by places he spoke) or brief mentions in news stories about something else where he is quoted as an expert. That is an indication of some real world importance, but is not sufficient to write an balanced article with. Pinging @Oo7565: who accepted this at AfC for input. --ThaddeusB (talk) 16:53, 9 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - Significance is established and supported by independent references from national media outlets who seek Davis' financial commentary and expertise. Video footage/article inclusions are referenced from independent sources. (NBC's The Today Show, Fox Business, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The New York Times, FederalNewsRadio.com). Davis has made unique contributions through his involvement in local, national and global financial literacy initiatives, all independently cited. Sma20746 (talk) 22:09, 10 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - per nom, sources are either primary or one-sentence mentions. No indication of notability. Primefac (talk) 15:48, 11 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Delete trivia; local references only. DGG (at NYPL) -- reply here 20:06, 12 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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