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The result was delete. Barkeep49 ( talk) 21:34, 8 February 2021 (UTC) reply

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Subject of this BLP does not meet WP:NBIO- notability relies heavily on Mark Wahlberg connections. MrsSnoozyTurtle ( talk) 07:33, 29 January 2021 (UTC) reply

Withdrawn by nominator, due to additional sources unearthed. MrsSnoozyTurtle ( talk) 21:23, 2 February 2021 (UTC) reply

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. Spiderone ^{(Talk to Spider)} 09:03, 29 January 2021 (UTC) reply

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Michigan-related deletion discussions. Spiderone ^{(Talk to Spider)} 09:03, 29 January 2021 (UTC) reply

• Delete:, agree with nom, article and references reliant on Mark Wahlberg connection. Article goes off the rails talking about Wahlberg. Does not meet WP:NBIO -- Whiteguru ( talk) 11:15, 29 January 2021 (UTC) reply
• Delete per nom. Zero evidence of notability. There are some dubious, PR-like sources used in the article. M4DU7 ( talk) 08:35, 30 January 2021 (UTC) reply
• Delete per WP:NOTINHERITED or redirect. From what I can see, all of the sources are either about Wahlberg or his auto dealership, including charitable donations. Please ping me if you fix the issues. Bearian ( talk) 21:29, 1 February 2021 (UTC) reply
• Keep Article is now updated and improved with many sources about Feldman too. Some of the sources are mentioned below.

https://www.northwood.edu/outstanding-alumni

https://www.autoremarketing.com/retail/acquisition-al-deeby-dealership-continues-feldmans-growth

https://eu.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/2015/07/27/bud-kouts-chevrolet-redevelop-site-michigan-avenue/30746751/

https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2122493999843/feldman-automotive-group-acquires-clarkston-fca-dealership

https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/news/local_news/michigan-s-feldman-brings-wahlberg-chevy-to-columbus/article_81d8e839-4108-55c5-93f8-c2fa1072cc22.html

https://www.automotivebuysellreport.com/feldman-automotive-and-mark-wahlberg-partner-to-acquire-chevrolet-dealership-in-ohio/

https://www.dbusiness.com/daily-news/feldman-automotive-group-acquires-clarkston-fca-dealership/

https://www.autonews.com/article/20180917/RETAIL/180919826/one-retailer-s-road-to-success Otisoagt ( talk) 07:19, 2 February 2021 (UTC) reply

• Blocked sock. MER-C 17:33, 8 February 2021 (UTC) reply

• Keep As article is improvised, current sources seems to fullfill WP:BASIC. He has received Alumni Awards from Northwood University which gives him additional recognization for qualifying WP:GNG. Setreis ( talk) 08:12, 2 February 2021 (UTC) reply
• Keep per WP:HEY. Akronowner ( talk) 15:58, 2 February 2021 (UTC) reply

  Blocked sock. MER-C 17:33, 8 February 2021 (UTC) reply

• Keep Meets WP:GNG. Has massive amount of coverage. Most info is due to partnership with Wahlberg but there is enough here to justify a keep, including in depth article here. Peter303x ( talk) 23:54, 2 February 2021 (UTC) reply

This seems to be a site where anyone can submit their own news article or promote their brand. M4DU7 ( talk) 07:01, 5 February 2021 (UTC) reply

• Comment The article hasn't been improved, it has merely been WP:REFBOMBed. Passing mentions, interviews, corporate announcements, self-published articles, etc do not count towards notability. The sources listed above are just that. Someone needs to present WP:THREE sources that provide in-depth, non-trivial coverage of this person to demonstrate notability. I don't want to cast aspersions, but this influx of keep votes is strange to say the least. M4DU7 ( talk) 07:01, 5 February 2021 (UTC) reply
  • Hi, M4DU7! I only added few sources before because there are too many to add here. As you requested I am adding more sources here, these should be more than enough.

1. https://www.autoremarketing.com/retail/acquisition-al-deeby-dealership-continues-feldmans-growth This talks about how acquisition of Al Deeby dealership continues Feldman's growth.
2. https://www.autonews.com/article/20180917/RETAIL/180919826/one-retailer-s-road-to-success This talks about Feldman's career, how he started auto business, meeting Wahlberg and then growing business together.
3. https://eu.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/2015/07/27/bud-kouts-chevrolet-redevelop-site-michigan-avenue/30746751/ This talks about Feldman’s business strategy to redevelop its dealership on East Michigan Avenue.
4. https://www.northwood.edu/outstanding-alumni This shows Feldman receiving Outstanding Alumni Award. An award which is given with emphasis on those who have shown dedication and achievement in their professions.
5. https://www.dbusiness.com/daily-news/feldman-automotive-group-acquires-clarkston-fca-dealership/ This talks about Feldman and his Automotive Group Acquiring Clarkston FCA Dealership.
6. https://www.autobodynews.com/index.php/midwestern/item/21874-longtime-livonia-mi-chevy-dealership-was-supposed-to-close-now-it-s-a-top-seller.html This article shows that Longtime Livonia, MI, Chevy Dealership Was Supposed to Close but how Feldman made it a Top Seller.

Additional sources
Here is an additional list of sources. Many of the sources in this section shows how he met and established partnership with Mark Wahlberg:

There is sufficient coverage in many sources to allow Jay Feldman to pass Wikipedia:Notability#General notability guideline. Otisoagt ( talk) 08:25, 5 February 2021 (UTC) reply

• I reopened this debate - the article creator has been blocked for UPE and sockpuppetry and at least one of the keep voters is their sockpuppet. See Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Akronowner. MER-C 17:33, 8 February 2021 (UTC) reply
• Delete - undisclosed paid-for spam written by an abusive sockpuppeteer. MER-C 17:41, 8 February 2021 (UTC) reply
• Delete Feldman fails in notability guidelines as per WP:A1. Expertediting ( talk) 19:18, 8 February 2021 (UTC) reply
• Delete There is nothing notable here, we should delete the article as the criteria. Wikieditor00011 ( talk) 19:37, 8 February 2021 (UTC) reply
• Delete Fails in passing Wikipedia guidelines. The nominator MrsSnoozyturtle is a paid editor. He withdrew his nomination wrongly. Please put back the nomination and proceed to delete. Enteringediting ( talk) 19:46, 8 February 2021 (UTC) reply

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