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Proposed deletion of Brian Kessler

The article Brian Kessler has been proposed for deletion because it appears to have no references. Under Wikipedia policy, this biography of a living person will be deleted unless it has at least one reference to a reliable source that directly supports material in the article.

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April 2015

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April 2015

− I see that you have added a reference to Brian Kessler article but I don't see authoritative mention of Brian Kessler there. Can you clarify please? The references used should clearly demonstrate that Mr Kessler is notable and not simply that his name is mentioned on a web-site. Regards  Velella  ^{Velella Talk}   21:37, 22 April 2015 (UTC)

I would like to second this concern. It appears just to be a reference to Kessler's tweet about the California section of the newspaper returning to the LA Times.[1] These sorts of references do not qualify Kessler for a Wikipedia article. I fear that you will end up wasting a lot of time improving the article, only to have it deleted, if this is the best sort of reference that exists. Calliopejen1 (talk) 21:46, 22 April 2015 (UTC)

Please do not remove maintenance templates from pages on Wikipedia without resolving the problem that the template refers to, or giving a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary. Your removal of the templates at Brian Kessler does not appear constructive, and has been reverted. Thank you. Calliopejen1 (talk) 00:41, 23 April 2015 (UTC)

If you think the tags are ready to be removed, please get a second opinion at the Teahouse before removing them. Thanks, Calliopejen1 (talk) 00:42, 23 April 2015 (UTC)

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Speedy deletion nomination of Brian Kessler

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A tag has been placed on Brian Kessler, requesting that it be deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under two or more of the criteria for speedy deletion, by which articles can be deleted at any time, without discussion. If the page meets any of these strictly-defined criteria, then it may be soon be deleted by an administrator. The reasons it has been tagged are:

• It seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. (See section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion.) Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Business for more information.
• It appears to be a clear copyright infringement of http://ww2.frost.com/files/9214/2547/4383/Brian_Kessler.pdf. (See section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion.) For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.

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• It appears to be about a person, organization (band, club, company, etc.), individual animal, or web content, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. (See section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion.) Such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Eeekster (talk) 03:31, 23 April 2015 (UTC)