Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alyssa Shafer


 * 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   delete. Cirt (talk) 06:08, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

Alyssa Shafer

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The article makes no explicit claims of notability of the subject, implying notability from the subject's work. After a search for references, I have found no evidence that this actor satisfies either the general notability guideline or the profession-specific notability guideline.

General notability guideline

I was unable to locate any significant coverage of the subject. Even the most inclusive of fansites (e.g., perfectpeople.net, tv.com, childstarlets.com) did not have any material information on her. I have not found any coverage of her in any magazines or newspapers other than the aforementioned variety.

Profession-specific notability guideline

This guideline encompasses three criteria:
 * significant roles in multiple notable films, television, stage performances, and other productions
 * large fan base or a significant "cult" following
 * unique, prolific or innovative contributions to a field of entertainment.

The subject satisfies none of these. The media search referenced above demonstrates that the subject does not meet the second criterion.

A review of the subject's oeuvre at IMDB demonstrates that the subject does not meet the third criterion (being part of a group nomination for a non-notable award with twelve other youngsters does not proclaim notability).

An inspection of reviews of the subject's filmography demonstrates conclusively that she does not meet the first criterion. In a sampling of reviews (Ebert, NY Times, Variety, BBCi) neither she nor her character ("Little Girl, in the case of Fat Albert) is mentioned for any of her feature films or TV series.

While it is possible that the subject will achieve notability in Aussie and Ted, or in some future release, Wikipedia is not a crystal ball.

Bongomatic (talk) 20:12, 27 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. Bsimmons 666  (talk) Friend? 20:41, 27 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Actors and actresses-related deletion discussions.   --  Fabrictramp  |  talk to me  01:05, 28 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete. Fails WP:N. Wikipedia is not a place for the biography of every glorified extra in cinema. Badger Drink (talk) 04:07, 28 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete as per very detailed nomination. --CalendarWatcher (talk) 13:07, 30 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Living people-related deletion discussions.   -- Raven1977 (talk) 16:43, 30 October 2008 (UTC)


 * 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.