Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bob Bingham


 * 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 Snow keep as it seems (NAC). SwisterTwister  talk  06:00, 25 January 2016 (UTC)

Bob Bingham

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As much as I hope to play Caiaphas from Jesus Christ Superstar in the future (I do have a damn good bass voice), it's a shame that the guy who played this character in the film version, Bob Bingham, is only known for Jesus Christ Superstar. There is hardly any reliable sources about this guy, so the subject lacks notability. edtiorEهեইдအီးËეεઈדוארई電子ಇអ៊ី전자ഇī 02:17, 23 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep A search of Google News turns up a nice amount of coverage of Mr. Bingham during the past year talking about the famous movie . The notability of his playing the role on stage and screen is enough to justify the continued presence of this article. And Adoil Descended (talk) 04:49, 23 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Sorry to say, but this argument doesn't work here. The subject must be able to have in-depth coverage of its own, and not just in relation to only one movie or play he was in. This argument is also bullcrap because the source search here only finds articles that use him as a passing mention as part of some cast reunion DVD. edtiorEهեইдအီးËეεઈדוארई電子ಇអ៊ី전자ഇī 13:12, 23 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions.  sst  ✈  05:35, 23 January 2016 (UTC)


 * Keep Subject is clearly notable because of the continuing international success of the film. This is reflected in the hundreds of 'hits' his article gets each month. Jack1956 (talk) 19:07, 23 January 2016 (UTC)
 * For anyone who is making or wanting to make a Keep argument, please read WP:NOTINHERITED, WP:GOOGLESEARCH and WP:LOTSOFSOURCES. Arguments that the actor is notable "because of the continuing international success of the film" and that "A search of Google News turns up a nice amount of coverage of Mr. Bingham during the past year talking about the famous movie" will not work here. All sources are in relation to the film and only mention the actor as related to that film, which is not enough for the subject to satisfy nobility. edtiorEهեইдအီးËეεઈדוארई電子ಇអ៊ី전자ഇī 20:35, 23 January 2016 (UTC)
 * As a counterpoint, WP:NACTOR says that actors can be notable for having roles in multiple significant works. However, that doesn't apply here since Bingham has only been in one significant work (in two formats). clpo13(talk) 20:43, 23 January 2016 (UTC)


 * This is a long established article. I have been working on the article which in my opinion demonstrates notability - it is well sourced and clearly referenced. Jack1956 (talk) 20:40, 23 January 2016 (UTC)


 * Keep Numerous reliable sources (see the Google Books, for example); these show the extensive coverage relating to the JCS role, but also a fair amount relating to his appearance in Hair. NACTOR isn't applicable here—it's a straw man, as is NOTINHERITED, given Bingham's other roles. – SchroCat (talk) 21:02, 23 January 2016 (UTC)


 * Keep. Bingham played an important role, Caiaphas, in the original national tour of Jesus Christ Superstar, in the long-running Broadway production of that show, and in the enduring film version.  He has thousands of Google hits, even though he retired before the internet was created.  Obviously notable. -- Ssilvers (talk) 21:34, 23 January 2016 (UTC)


 * Keep -- This, I would think, is the kind of article we would want on Wikipedia. JCS is an important show and Broadway is one of the most famous theatrical areas in the world. As per SchroCat, Google throws up thousands of hits for Bingham so why would we not want people to visit this site for ready information on this actor whose entry appears in the first few results?   Cassianto Talk   23:43, 23 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Note to an admin before closing this nomination. While whoever's trying to expand this article has added a couple of reliable sources that briefly discuss him, he's added a ton of unreliable ones with it (The Internet Broadway Database is about as reliable as The Internet Movie Database and that cast looks like it's from what might or might not a fan site). Again, the sources are in relation to his appearance in Jesus Chris Superstar, and minor performances in a couple of other shows will not change the subject's notability much enough. The information about where Bingham is now is uncited, and all the users in this debate keep making useless WP:INHERITED, WP:SOURCESEARCH and WP:GOOGLESEARCH arguments ("He has thousands of Google hits, even though he retired before the internet was created. Obviously notable.", "JCS is an important show and Broadway is one of the most famous theatrical areas in the world.  As per SchroCat, Google throws up thousands of hits for Bingham so why would we not want people to visit this site for ready information on this actor whose entry appears in the first few results?"). edtiorEهեইдအီးËეεઈדוארई電子ಇអ៊ី전자ഇī 03:16, 24 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Please do not try and smear the arguments of other editors. You may not agree with the arguments provided by those above, but please don't try and dismiss them as "useless", especially when they are NOT in breach of WP:INHERITED, WP:SOURCESEARCH and WP:GOOGLESEARCH. (The last one, particularly, as most have made sure their references are to Google BOOKS, not a general Google search). I'll also correct you on The Internet Broadway Database, which is used regularly as a source at FA and FL and have been classed as reliable: it's not a fan site, it was created and is run by "The Broadway League in association with Theatre Development Fund and New York State". It's an official database, not a crowd-sourced one. – SchroCat (talk) 09:45, 24 January 2016 (UTC)


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