Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/W. Derek Russell
Justification for this article seems to argue that a subject’s existence equals being qualified rather than being of encyclopedic importance. Sources are social media/user download sites/small time non-notable publications/trivial mentions by association (e.g. ), etc. It’s original research built around first hand references rather than significant independent third party verification. Re: the “Award Winning” justification. An award from The Better Newspaper competition held by the Mississippi Press Association—even first place—might look good on one’s linkedin profile, but it doesn’t meet wikipedia’s importance standards. I researched this (http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.mspress.org/resource/resmgr/bnc_/BNCE_16_winners_Export) and I can’t even count how many 1st place awards are handed out. And they do it twice a year
— User:ShelbyMarion, 20:32, 10 January 2018 (UTC)
Stance: delete
Cited policy: WP:INHERITED (Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions)