Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bob Kerr (reporter)


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The result was delete. czar 05:48, 25 December 2020 (UTC)

Bob Kerr (reporter)

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Fails WP:GNG. Of the four sources in the article at time of writing, #1 is written by Bob Kerr himself, #2 is an interview regarding "an oral history of 1968", #3 is his employer's bio of him, and #4 basically said he was fired. Seems like a run-of-the-mill journalist.  starship .paint  (talk) 03:34, 18 December 2020 (UTC)


 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Journalism-related deletion discussions.  starship  .paint  (talk) 03:40, 18 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Rhode Island-related deletion discussions.  starship  .paint  (talk) 03:40, 18 December 2020 (UTC)

Note: a related article, Nicholas Alahverdian, has been subject to a lot of disruption, including sockpuppetry. Some of that has been listed at Talk:Nicholas Alahverdian. There may be some incoming SPAs.  starship .paint  (talk) 03:41, 18 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. Engr.  Smitty   Werben 04:57, 18 December 2020 (UTC)


 * Delete Run of the mill non-notable journalist. Provided sources are either primary, unreliable, or do not cover him in enough detail. ♟♙ (talk) 18:11, 18 December 2020 (UTC)
 * delete more local news puffery about a journalist who had an extensive but ultimately non-notable career. GRINCHIDICAE🎄  18:28, 18 December 2020 (UTC)
 * comment. Odd how the Boston Globe thought the firing of this non-notable journalist worth a story --Calton &#124; Talk 18:44, 18 December 2020 (UTC)
 * A single article doesn't satisfy the requirements of the GNG, particularly for a BLP. ♟♙ (talk) 19:18, 18 December 2020 (UTC)
 * This article,, doesn’t even mention a single significant story that Kerr was best known for reporting? Seems like he is indeed a normal journalist with a long career.  starship .paint  (talk) 23:50, 18 December 2020 (UTC)


 * Delete not enough coverage. He was basically local to the Boston Globe's coverage area, and 1 story does not make someone notable.John Pack Lambert (talk) 19:45, 18 December 2020 (UTC)
 * delete current content fails WP:BIO - difficult to tell if more sources so exist due to common name but does not appear to be notable. KylieTastic (talk) 21:34, 18 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete--we're not a directory, and this is no more than just such an entry. Drmies (talk) 01:52, 19 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete — With a rationale that dissects the sources used in that manner, it’s safe to say this is article's subject is non notable. Celestina007 (talk) 07:50, 20 December 2020 (UTC)


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