Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Kent Thiry


 * 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: delete. Sockpuppet/meatpuppet votes heavily discounted. BD2412 T 15:26, 25 November 2012 (UTC)

Kent Thiry
Contested PROD for notability concerns and the lack of sources. The problems remain. — UDScott (talk) 20:58, 16 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Vote closes: 21:00, 23 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete. ~ UDScott (talk) 20:58, 16 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete Clear-cut unsourced.--Collingwood (talk) 08:02, 17 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. jni (talk) 20:48, 19 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep Important quotes by a world-class recognized leader, see DaVita.com website. Burntout123 (talk)
 * Notability needs to be established by independent sources, not his company's website. EVula // talk // &#9775;  // 06:14, 20 November 2012 (UTC)
 * User Burntout123 seems to have registered for purpose of voting in this matter and has no other edits. jni (talk) 21:07, 20 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. EVula // talk // &#9775;  // 06:14, 20 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep Notability - Thiry is CEO of a Fortune 500 company with case studies written about him by Harvard and Stanford Business Schools. He is a frequent speaker at leading business schools across the country and the subject of dozens of news articles and profiles. User:Lmoughon 13:32, 20 November 2012 (UTC)
 * User LMoughon is a new user who has no other edits than to this page. jni (talk) 21:07, 20 November 2012 (UTC)
 * And for those playing the Spot the Sockpuppet drinking game, take a shot, as Lmoughon and (the author of the Kent Thiry article) both come up on the same IP address (but different useragents), which is registered to none other than... DaVita, Inc., and the IP even geographically resolves to El Segundo, California (their old HQ location). EVula // talk //  &#9775;  // 22:39, 20 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep Made efforts to cite credible speaking opportunities for verified quotation. Dcomm 22:37, 20 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment I think he's notable enough, and while the sockpuppeting is stupid it shouldn't affect our deliberations. I still hesitate over the sourcing; clearly, the YouTube videos are self-published sources.--Collingwood (talk) 20:49, 23 November 2012 (UTC)
 * I would love to see our notability policy be dependent on enwiki's; if he's notable enough for an article there, he would be notable enough to have his quotes documented. EVula // talk // &#9775;  // 07:39, 24 November 2012 (UTC)
 * I can't agree there. Enwiki is scarcely infallible.  I created an article there and it was immediately flagged for deletion; I had the presence of mind to query it, and it was a mistake.  Anyway, the issue here is surely sourcing, not notability.--Collingwood (talk) 17:48, 24 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete, and someone please strike the sock votes, and block the socks. -- Cirt (talk) 04:05, 24 November 2012 (UTC)
 * They aren't truly socks; different computers, but same IP address. More like non-neutral accounts, but it's not like they're flying under the radar (or, for that matter, like this VfD is likely to pass). Really, it's so blatantly obvious that I'm more amused than upset. :) EVula // talk // &#9775;  // 07:39, 24 November 2012 (UTC)