Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bryn Curt James Hammond


 * 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. Randykitty (talk) 15:36, 27 May 2018 (UTC)

Bryn Curt James Hammond

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Advertorialized WP:BLP of a writer, whose claims to passing WP:AUTHOR are referenced to WP:BLOGS and WP:SPIP rather than to real reliable source coverage about him in real media. As always, every writer on earth is not automatically entitled to have a Wikipedia article just because he exists, but none of the sourcing here helps to get him over WP:GNG and nothing claimed in the article body is "inherently" notable enough to exempt him from having to get over GNG. Bearcat (talk) 19:44, 20 May 2018 (UTC)

Horror Channel is real media. I’ve included other real media in with the article as well. — Preceding unsigned comment added by LisaHadley2018 (talk • contribs) 23:15, 20 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete Per depth requirements in WP:BIO and WP:RECENT; most of the coverage is about a recent book covered in various gossip magazines. OhNo itsJamie Talk 15:00, 21 May 2018 (UTC)

Speedy Keep I appreciate Bearcat’s and OhNoitsJamie’s comments and their proposed highlights for deletion WP:BLP, WP:BLOGS and WP:SPIP and the debate regarding reliable sources but I strongly believe the content and citations I have used on the page justify its inclusion as a Wikipedia article, as I outline below: In accordance with Wikipedia’s terms of inclusion (notability) my page dedicated to author Bryn Curt James Hammond includes citations from verified and reliable sources that are direct interviews with Bryn Hammond in respect to his life and body of work, and which are not blogs. These links include the recognised and reliable weekly entertainment magazines Heat Magazine (ABC Registered), owned by Bauer Media Group, and Now Magazine (ABC Registered), owned by Time Inc. UK. OhNoitsJamie makes the reference that the citations I have included refer to gossip sites/magazines and only to coverage of a recent book. Heat and Now magazines are celebrity news outlets and the direct coverage with the author does not come under the remit of gossip. Gossip refers to idle talk or rumour behind a said entity’s back; this author was directly interviewed about his body of work that is based on court records, interviews and autopsy reports. Horror Channel, Bloody Disgusting, Dread Central, Matt Doyle Media, Nerdly and Reel Scotland deal with Entertainment Media News, not gossip, and are reliable media news outlets. Additionally, the citations reference interviews with the author, his life and his past, present and future body of work: The Summer of The Massacre, GoreZone Magazine (aka GZ Magazine), A Case for Murder: Brittany Murphy Files (first and second edition), The Complete History of The Howling, A Case for Murder: Aaliyah Files and A Case for Murder: Anna Nicole Smith Files. Other citations that directly discuss and interview the author and mention his body of work are taken from Bloody Disgusting, owned by The Collective; Dread Central, owned by Dread Central Media; LLC and Horror Channel, owned by CBS Studios and AMC Networks International. All are news outlets respected by Wikipedia and all have their own Wikipedia pages. Further direct citations to establish the author Bryn Curt James Hammond as his own entity and his notability include Matt Doyle Media, Nerdly, BBFC, Radar Online, Reel Scotland and a citation for Horror Con; he has been invited as a celebrity guest author and an established author/critic to the 2018 Horror Cons in the UK. In addition to the above I have included a few blog interviews as supporting evidence that show a high interest in Bryn Curt James Hammond and his work, but the bulk of the citations are as above. I believe that proposing his page for deletion is an oversight and I would like you to reconsider based on my supporting evidence above. Bryn Curt James Hammond may not be to everybody’s taste but there is clearly an interest in him and his work that makes him notable, and coverage spans from 2007 until the present day. I am happy to supply further evidence that will also fit into Wikipedia’s criteria and show that he deserves his own Wikipedia page. I have included a brief overview from critics of some of his work that is both for (Now Magazine) and against (Daily Grindhouse). I wrote the Wikipedia page after much consideration of Wikipedia’s terms and conditions and after thoroughly reading what applies to people alive and dead, I believe Mr Hammond does fit into the stated criteria. Citations used: Heat Magazine – Interview and discussion about his book,

Now Magazine – look at his book,

Horror Channel – interview about his life and body of work,

Matt Doyle Media – interview about his life and body of work,

Nerdly– interview about his life and body of work / review of his book,

Bloody Disgusting – look at his book,

Dread Central – look at his book,

Reel Scotland – highlighting his appearance as a guest celebrity author,

Horror Con – highlighting him as a celebrity guest book author, LisaHadley2018 (talk) 23:54, 21 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of United Kingdom-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 04:13, 22 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 04:13, 22 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Journalism-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 04:13, 22 May 2018 (UTC)

Speedy Keep further to my information above I have additionally included a citation to Merchants of Menace: The Business of Horror Cinema by Richard Nowell. Nowell’s book released by Bloomsbury looks at Bryn’s work as a writer & his brief spell as a director. Nowell even calls Bryn in his writing ‘infamous’. The book printed in 2014 has been listed as an academic study in horror film history, film/pop culture, Cinema studies and historical interest. The author wrote about Bryn Hammond & his work without the author’s involvement. Nowell is a film historian who teaches American Cinema at the American Studies Department of Charles University. If his book that solely focuses on notable people involved in the horror film business & their films and work that has historical interest includes Bryn Hammond, Hammond’s inclusion shows a significant and notable value Bryn has as a sole entity within the industry and  further highlights his  relevance to have his own Wikipedia page.

As in my prior post I’m happy to continue to supply any additional information in support of this debate and I have read and understood the guidelines for creating an alive or and dead person’s Wikipedia page and based on Wikipedia’s terms and conditions of inclusion Bryn Hammond ticks all of the box’s.

Any further evidence in support to keeping the page I will happily supply.

LisaHadley2018 (talk) 14:08, 24 May 2018 (UTC)


 * Delete Looks like someone really wants this article to be included. Going through the references I became more and more convinced that this is a case of WP:REFBOMB with the intention of faking notability (Subject not mentioned in sources... subject mentioned only briefly etc.). I also tried to take into account what was stated above but I didn't help me finding independent, reliable sources with in-depth coverage about the subject, it felt more like a smoke screen. wikitigresito (talk) 13:53, 27 May 2018 (UTC)


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