Deletion of Michael Coles (businessman)

Comment: This article, like some others, raises the question of how to deal with an |autobiography of a person who is determined by a |Before AFD search to pass |biographical notability, because this article either is an |autobiography, or is the result of paid editing.  The nominator
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Autobiography (WP:AUTOBIO||WP:BEFORE||WP:NBIO||WP:AUTOBIO)

Comment: This has been a |Heymann improvement from the paid piece which I declined.  As noted by other editors, the article clearly satisfies |biographical notability.  In the short run, keeping the article improves the encyclopedia.  In the longer run, |conflict of interest editors will see that the |system has been gamed, and that |autobiographies and paid |biographies can be submitted, and are likely to be reworked to neutral or nearly neutral form by reviewers.  So it is definitely in their interest to submit autobiographies and paid pieces, because they are likely to be accepted, and they might get through in a form that has not been fully neutralized.  The system has been gamed.  Reviewers need to be even more vigilant than in the past to look for |promotional articles and rework them.  Keeping is wrong, because it encourages promotional edits, but deleting would be more wrong.  There is no right answer
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:The Heymann Standard (WP:HEY||WP:NBIO||WP:COI||WP:GAME||WP:AUTOBIO||WP:BLP||WP:PROMO)

Comment: Cleary meets  by having significant coverage in reliable sources independent of the subject
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:GNG)

Comment: Sources already provided appear adequate to meet , issues with COI and tone can be handled through normal editing
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:GNG)

Comment: Not enough reliable coverage to pass  and . SFGATE article is behind a paywall. NYTimes article is a reprint publication and other sources don't talk in-depth about him. It strongly looks like a paid piece by the creator as also highlighted by Robert McClenon. COI and UPE should never be rewarded
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:GNG||WP:NPOV)