Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cabot Phillips


 * 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. ✗ plicit  23:51, 16 November 2021 (UTC)

Cabot Phillips

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WP:DEL-REASON 8: This article does not meet the notability criteria WP:Bio

The primary reason for notability as suggested by the contents of the article would seem to be as that of a journalist; however, outside of the Zombie Apocalypse video many of the references seem to be OR, or are not intellectually independent of the subject.

The article is linked to only by the articles for the subject's first name and surname articles, the article for the subject's father, and an election article in an "Endorsements by Notable Individuals" section. None of these seem to indicate significance of the subject.

Wikipedia is not a resume, and it appears possible the subject has been involved in editing this page: . The header photo supplied was from the path /Users/Cabot/Desktop/Cabot Phillips headshot.png BlackBrantX (talk) 16:55, 9 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. BlackBrantX (talk) 16:55, 9 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. BlackBrantX (talk) 16:55, 9 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Virginia-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 18:31, 9 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Comment - What a catch! That is evidence of someone editing whose personal computer login is "Cabot". The article doesn't indicate any particular notability. Having had some coverage in media doesn't mean he's notable. Notable for what? One doesn't inherit notability from their employers, and that's about all he's got at this point. Platonk (talk) 17:29, 10 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete Fails WP:GNG. KidAd  •  SPEAK  17:39, 15 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete - Fails WP:NBIO. To summarize the citations: bio from his employer and a bio from staff directory (both rank as self-published), Cabot's own compilation of his own sound bites on the telly (primary source, possibly a copyvio source), a right-wing advocacy group gives him an online award in 2016 as an up-and-coming person in the advocacy (pat on the back to encourage future notability), a personal prank on a family member. I'm just not seeing the notability. Too many editors on Wikipedia seem to think that because someone "was written about" on the internet that they are notable. There's a little more judgment involved. Delete as non-notable. Platonk (talk) 21:05, 15 November 2021 (UTC)


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