Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Marshall Paul Jones

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The result was delete. Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 19:54, 22 December 2021 (UTC)

Marshall Paul Jones

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So ambassadors are not default notable. We need substantial sources about the person to show notability. In the case of Jones this article sat for over 14 years with no sources at all. I was able to find a state department directory listing showing he was in fact ambassador, but it said nothing of substance on him, and we need secondary sources. Just because an employer creates a file on someone that can be found by an internet search does not mean they are notable. John Pack Lambert (talk) 16:17, 15 December 2021 (UTC)

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• Delete per nomination. I couldn't find a single source that wasn't his state department listing either. --Cerebral726 (talk) 17:52, 15 December 2021 (UTC)
• Delete fails WP:BASIC. Mztourist (talk) 05:29, 16 December 2021 (UTC)
• Delete, sadly. Has an entry in Who's Who and appears frequently enough in the Department of State newsletter [1] (like many diplomats) but these sources lack independence (who's who is basically paid for if I correctly recall, and the DoS newsletter is his own employer). -Indy beetle (talk) 09:45, 17 December 2021 (UTC)
• Delete per nomination. NO substantial independent RS here. Deathlibrarian (talk) 07:59, 18 December 2021 (UTC)
• Delete per nom fails WP:GNG.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 15:53, 22 December 2021 (UTC)

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