Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ruslan Shostak

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 keep‎. (non-admin closure) NotAGenious (talk) 08:55, 25 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Ruslan Shostak[edit]

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It seems like the person's notability is in question, as the page is filled with press releases and other paid news. Additionally, there is a possibility that the author of the page may be a UPEditor (nature of their edits speaks by itself). DreamlarT (talk) 12:48, 27 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Businesspeople and Ukraine. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 12:53, 27 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This is the first time I've been in this situation — I've never edited articles for a fee, except for those under contract with the Wikimedia Foundation, as noted on my user page on Meta. Regarding the Article about Ruslan Shostak and his charitable foundation, he himself is a notable businessman, the founder of huge national retail chains. The foundation he founded, in particular, after the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, organized the evacuation of almost 2,000 orphans from Ukraine for a temporary stay in Turkey. There are more than enough neutral and reliable sources about both Ruslan Shostak and Ruslan Shostak Charitable Foundation, especially in Cyrillic. --Perohanych (talk) 18:16, 27 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Hey man im josh (talk) 14:44, 3 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Delete The article has a promotional tone and seems to employ the tactics of reference bombing—a practice where numerous references are used to give an illusion of notability, commonly referred to as WP:Mill in Wikipedia's terminology. It lacks verifiable and reliable third-party sources from established news organizations. Due to these concerns, the page fails to meet Wikipedia's notability criteria. NiftyyyNofteeeee (talk) 13:23, 7 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
KeepThe article does meet the Wikipedia's notability criteria WP:ANYBIO - "The person has received a well-known and significant award or honor". He is Chevalier of the Order of Merit — "for significant personal merits in strengthening interstate cooperation, support for state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, significant contribution to the popularization of the Ukrainian state in the world". The person has significant coverage from independent, reliable secondary sources. There are dozens of such sources. Every statement in the article is based on reliable sources in authoritative publications. The article reads as an objective encyclopedia entry. Please let me know the exact wording of the article that you believe appears to be promotional material, and I will be happy to remove it. --Perohanych (talk) 22:14, 7 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, CycloneYoris ^talk! 19:18, 10 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Final relist.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ❯❯❯ Raydann ^(Talk) 04:28, 18 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Keep agree article is in need of significant overhaul but subject himself appears notable. In addition to the point raised above by Perohanych, a simple search turned up a number of recent independent news articles about him (Yahoo! News, Interfax-Ukraine, Forbes, and 24 Kanal, among others). Also, if this article is kept, the Ruslan Shostak Charitable Foundation article, which is currently AfD'd, could be merged into this one (granted, it should be rewritten as well). Best, Dan the Animator 06:23, 25 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.