Talk:Viren Kapadia

Contested deletion

This article should not be speedily deleted for lack of asserted importance because... (I have added citations. --Travellover1222 (talk) 00:39, 2 June 2017 (UTC)

 Done There is no edit to do, added a {{hangon}} for you. — xaosflux ^Talk 01:18, 2 June 2017 (UTC)

Sources and notability

I see 2 independent sources that are passing mentions and 2 that don't mention the subj. Other sources are all affiliated. Specifically:

• "Learning Management System for Online Employee Training." Gyrus System. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 June 2017. <https://www.gyrus.com/>."Gyrus Team - Training and Development." Gyrus System. Gyrus System, 2016. Web. 01 June 2017. <https://www.gyrus.com/about/who-we-are/>.
  • From subject's company's web site. Not independent
• "Viren Kapadia." LinkedIn Corporation. Ed. Viren Kapadia. LinkedIn Corporation, n.d. Web. 1 June 2017. <https://www.linkedin.com/in/virenrkapadia/>.
  • From subject's LinkedIn page. Not independent
• Powered by Cyclone Enterprise: A Cyclone Interactive Mutlimedia Group, Inc. E-Solution Set. "Authors: Viren Kapadia." Learning Solutions Magazine. The ELearning Guild, n.d. Web. 01 June 2017. <https://www.learningsolutionsmag.com/authors/576/viren-kapadia>.
  • Written by subject. Not independent
• "Getting to Know: Viren Kapadia of Gyrus Systems." Richmond Times-Dispatch. BH Media Group, INC, 31 July 2015. Web. 01 June 2017. <http://www.richmond.com/business/you-need-to-meet/getting-to-know-viren-kapadia-of-gyrus-systems/article_f984e8e8-0d24-5965-a77c-d8b9a34d4fc9.html>.
  • Series of one-liner apparently derived from interview. Trivial, and only arguablely independent at best.
• "Our Directors." Virginia College Fund. The Virginia College Fund, 2017. Web. 01 June 2017. <https://thevcf.org/our-directors>.
  • From affialted organization. Not independent, and has no detail beyond mentionihg subject's name in any case.
• "Small Companies." Virginia Values Veterans. Virginia.gov, 08 Dec. 2014. Web. 01 June 2017. <https://www.dvsv3.com/certified-companies/small-companies/>.
  • an entry in a list with no detail.
• Quint, Michael. "GE Capital To Acquire An Insurer." The New York Times. The New York Times, 26 Dec. 1995. Web. 01 June 2017. <http://www.nytimes.com/1995/12/27/business/ge-capital-to-acquire-an-insurer.html>.
  • Never so much as mentions the subject. Verifies a single fact in the article, but does nothing for notability of this subject.
• "US Recorded Largest Number of IPOs in 2004 since Internet Bubble." Altassets. N.p., 28 Feb. 2005. Web. 01 June 2017. <http://www.altassets.net/private-equity-news/us-recorded-largest-number-of-ipos-in-2004-since-internet-bubble.html>.
  • Never so much as mentions the subject. Verifies a single fact in the article, but does nothing for notability of this subject.
• Kapadia, Viren, Byron Tatsumi, and Steven E. Tivey. "Systems and Methods for Distribution of Sales Leads." Justia. US Patent Justia, 25 June 2003. Web. 01 June 2017. <http://patents.justia.com/patent/7546243>.
  • Co-authored by the subject.
• "Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Co. /Contacts." Plunkett's Insurance Industry Almanac 2009: Insurance Industry Market Research, Statistics, Trends & Leading Companies. N.p.: Plunkett Research, 2008. N. pag. Print. https://books.google.com/books?id=71wDS5bH6nMC&pg=PT294&lpg=PT294&dq=viren+kapadia+Hilb+Rogal+and+Hobbs&source=bl&ots=fl1F3BZKaw&sig=n5DMUDwkk1kmanAzxKYAci7KJcY&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi8qPeX1Z3UAhUEL8AKHTaaAL04ChDoAQghMAA#v=onepage&q=viren%20kapadia%20Hilb%20Rogal%20and%20Hobbs&f=false
  • subject is included a s one line in a list of contacts. No detail. No contribution to notability.

We actually need some independant reliable sources that are to a significant extent about the subject, not just about things vaguely connected with him, nor by him or his affiliates. DES ^(talk) 23:43, 2 June 2017 (UTC)