Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alfie Curtis


 * 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 no consensus. Looks like opinion is split more or less 50:50 on this one. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont)  00:16, 4 January 2018 (UTC)

Alfie Curtis

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Doesn't meet WP:GNG or WP:NACTOR. Boleyn (talk) 17:44, 27 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep think you have to make an exception for a memorable line in the original Star Wars. In ictu oculi (talk) 18:04, 27 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete - No evidence of notability. ‡ Єl Cid of ᐺalencia  ᐐT₳LKᐬ  18:13, 27 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Comment - Currently featured as a main news article on the BBC website in the UK. Spiderone  18:46, 27 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep - His death is being reported as a major news item. That should be reason enough to regard him as notable. Martyn Smith (talk) 19:49, 27 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep The article is not that bad to be deleted and is notable as his death is being reported by multiple news organizations. I've see worse articles than this and they're not being nominated for deletion. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 20:19, 27 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep Laughable that some editor nominated this one for deletion - he must have nothing better to do with his time - the actor has dialog in one of the most famous films in history - thou we didn't know his name before today the fact of the matter is this --- most of us just assumed he had a wiki page before today!--2600:8800:FF0E:1200:C57:B925:112F:96D (talk) 20:54, 27 December 2017 (UTC)
 * his dialog plays off Sir Alec Guinness for that alone he warrants notablity--2600:8800:FF0E:1200:C57:B925:112F:96D (talk) 20:57, 27 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 03:10, 28 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of United Kingdom-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 03:10, 28 December 2017 (UTC)


 * Strong delete This is the textbook definition of a fancruft article, and the attempts to justify keeping it just dial the fancruft up a notch. He is no way, shape, means or form passes the notability guidelines for an actor.John Pack Lambert (talk) 04:19, 28 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep formal BBC obituary is typically a strong sign of nobility. GuzzyG (talk) 05:43, 28 December 2017 (UTC)
 *  Strong Keep per above. Strong evidence of notability, no reason for it to be deleted. Davey2116 (talk) 06:31, 28 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep He appeared in four feature films and more than a dozen television appearances. The Vital One (talk) 00:57, 29 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep - has made enough appearances, albeit minor ones; enough coverage from reliable sources Spiderone  10:47, 29 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete as non notable actor - Fails NACTOR as well as GNG, Just because they starred in Star Wars it doesn't mean they're automatically notable and automatically granted for an article, I see all of the !Keeps above are from Star Wars fans and as such all of these should be ignored, Either !vote Keep and provide reliable and indepth sources or don't !vote at all, Pretty simple really. – Davey 2010 Merry Xmas / Happy New Year 12:57, 30 December 2017 (UTC)
 * I have never watched a Star Wars movie, but i do recognize BBC do not give out obits to non-notable people generally, i mean that's the gold standard for notability (along with the new york times). GuzzyG (talk) 14:26, 30 December 2017 (UTC)
 * That is a very good point they don't but for me atleast that source isn't enough to justify the article, No doubt about it it's great but for me as I said it's enough to prove notability, Thanks, – Davey 2010 Merry Xmas / Happy New Year 15:24, 30 December 2017 (UTC)
 * You cannot assume the motivations of other editors and Wikipedia cannot disregard their input based on your assumptions. The Vital One (talk) 16:59, 30 December 2017 (UTC)


 * Delete doesn't meet WP:GNG or WP:NACTOR. I have failed to find any coverage other than obituaries, and those obituaries generally focus on him as the answer to a trivia question.  Was he a stage actor?  Were any of his television roles major?  We don't know, because the obituaries don't discuss this.  And simply being in Star Wars: A New Hope isn't inherently notable on its own. power~enwiki ( π,  ν ) 15:59, 3 January 2018 (UTC)


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