Talk:Viren Kapadia

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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)[reply]

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

Sources and notability[edit]

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)[reply]