Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Harold L. Sirkin
In addition to the 76 google news hits for "Hal Sirkin," I get 129 google news hits for "Harold L. Sirkin" and 91 for "Harold Sirkin." It's apparent from these sources that Sirkin is widely cited as an expert in business and management. The argument that these sources do not count because they are "quoting the subject rather than writing about him" is original: It's not in the notability guideline, nor should it be. Many notable people have not been the subject of biographical profiles: They are noted for their work, not their lives. Not all consultants are widely cited, but those that are belong in an encyclopedia. Sirkin is quoted in his professional capacity by ''http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/may2006/gb20060530_856726.htm?chan=globalbiz_asia_economics+%2B+policy BusinessWeek'' (2006), the ''http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Global_Economy/HH05Dj01.html Asia Times'' (2006), http://money.cnn.com/2007/12/03/news/international/global_challengers/index.htm CNN (2007), http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2008/03/most_executives.html Reuters (2008), ''http://www.forbes.com/2008/10/01/alternative-energy-gazprom-ent-tech-cx_kw_1001whartonenergyscarcity.html Forbes'' (2008) -- and those are just some of the free links in the first two pages of results for "Hal Sirkin". Perhaps  doesn't apply to the notability of experts who are cited in the popular press such as pundits and consultants.  comes closer, in recognizing that "if the person is frequently quoted in conventional media as an academic expert in a particular area" then they satisfy the criteria for having made "a substantial impact outside academia in their academic capacity". But if neither of these guidelines applies, it's an indication of the incompleteness of the notability guidelines and an opportunity to improve and expand them. It's not a license to excise justifiable content. In any case, Sirkin is also cited by his peers (''The Leader's Guide to Storytelling: Mastering the Art and Discipline of Business Narrative'', Stephen Denning, 2005, ISBN 078797675X, p.258; ''Firing on All Cylinders'', Jim Clemmer and Barry Sheehy, 1994, ISBN 0786303565, pp. 52-3; ''Hidden value: how great companies achieve extraordinary results with ordinary people'', Charles A. O'Reilly and Jeffrey Pfeffer, 2000, ISBN 0875848982, pp. 30). Those are from the first page of results for "Harold Sirkin" on Google books. Keep this article. The readers of the many articles that cite Sirkin as an expert ought to be able to look him up in an encyclopedia and evaluate his credentials for themselves
— User:Shunpiker, 02:36, 15 March 2009 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:CREATIVE||WP:PROF (Wikipedia:Notability)