Talk:Kevin Jackson (dancer)

Contested deletion request
A prod template has been placed on this article stating as reason "I don't think this person meets the notability requirements." I assume the relevant requirements are WP:GNG, WP:BASIC, WP:ANYBIO. "A topic for which this criterion is deemed to have been met by consensus, is usually worthy of notice, and satisfies one of the criteria for a stand-alone article in the encyclopedia."
 * General notability guidelines
 * "Significant coverage" means that sources address the subject directly in detail, so no original research is needed to extract the content. Significant coverage is more than a trivial mention but it need not be the main topic of the source material.
 * Four of the independent sources are specifically about the subject, including two from newspapers, the other two newspaper sources mention the subject in a wider context with either a lead photograph or whole paragraph.
 * "Reliable" means sources need editorial integrity to allow verifiable evaluation of notability, per the reliable source guideline. Sources may encompass published works in all forms and media, and in any language. Availability of secondary sources covering the subject is a good test for notability.
 * The article has eight sources, of which two are primary (so do not count to establish notability), and the other six secondary, from six independent sources of which four    are nationally prominent Australian newspapers. Of the other two, Australian Stage does not count as "reliable" for the purposes of this discussion but is the sole support for only a single fact ("studying to be a ballet teacher" ). ArtsHub has an Australian Government banner and an editorial team with a named editor. This is used only to support "starting with Scottish highland and tap dance". In both cases we can find other sources to support the article content.
 * "Sources", for notability purposes, should be secondary sources, as those provide the most objective evidence of notability. The number and nature of reliable sources needed varies depending on the depth of coverage and quality of the sources. Multiple sources are generally expected. Sources are not required to be available online, and they are not required to be in English. Multiple publications from the same author or organization are usually regarded as a single source for the purposes of establishing notability.
 * All eight sources are published and/or edited independently. Two author surnames are the same, but the full names are different. Six sources are secondary as discussed above.
 * "Independent of the subject" excludes works produced by those affiliated with the subject or its creator. For example, self-publicity, advertising, self-published material by the subject, the subject's website, autobiographies, and press releases are not considered independent.
 * All six secondary sources are independent of the subject.
 * "Presumed" means that significant coverage in reliable sources establishes a presumption, not a guarantee, that a subject is suitable for inclusion. Editors may reach a consensus that although a topic meets this criterion, it is not appropriate for a stand-alone article. For example, such an article may violate what Wikipedia is not.
 * The original poster would have mentioned this issue explicitly if this were relevant.
 * Clearly this article meets the criterion.


 * People: basic criteria
 * A person is presumed to be notable if he or she has been the subject of multiple published secondary sources which are reliable, intellectually independent of each other, and independent of the subject.
 * All dealt with under general criteria above. Clearly this article meets the criterion.
 * People: additional criteria: any biography
 * The person has received a well-known and significant award or honor, or has been nominated for one several times.
 * The subject was awarded the Telstra Ballet Dancer Award for 2008, which itself receives coverage from nationally prominent Australian newspapers and other web sites worldwide. It counts as "well known and significant" at least in Australia and in Ballet circles as that article shows. Clearly this article meets the criterion.
 * References (copied from the above permalink)


 * References added for this discussion

I think the article should not be deleted for the above reasons. (signing above) --Mirokado (talk) 16:23, 6 January 2012 (UTC)


 * The article was deprodded while I was preparing the above. Thanks. --Mirokado (talk) 16:23, 6 January 2012 (UTC)