Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cari Russell


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The result was Delete. Randykitty (talk) 14:52, 2 May 2014 (UTC)

Cari Russell

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A nicely written article, but the subject does not fulfill notability criteria. Works for a non-notable random Canadian theater company (which does not have an article), and none of the cited sources in the article are actually about Ms. Russell. Bringing to AFD for opinions. Glass  Cobra  21:52, 20 April 2014 (UTC)
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 * Keep - I have added another source to the article. Russell's theatrical career has been covered by a variety of news sources. This coverage seems to me to be sufficient to satisfy the general notability guideline. Neelix (talk) 01:41, 21 April 2014 (UTC)
 * What this article lacks is not sourcing, but any substantive evidence of notability. The standard for actors and actresses is not that anyone is automatically entitled to an article just because you can add a few sources demonstrating that they exist, which is all this article actually does. Rather, for an actor or actress to be considered notable enough to warrant a Wikipedia article, you have to be able to demonstrate a substantive reason why a broad range of Wikipedia readers should be interested in reading or learning about her: roles in films or television series that have had national or international distribution, winning or being nominated for a notable major acting award (Genie, Oscar, Tony, Dora, etc.), and on and so forth. And that relevance has not been demonstrated here; as written, this is little more than a prosified version of a theatrical résumé for a local stage actress who has no substantive notability outside of her own city — and even the production which I'm presuming got her an article in the first place (going by the creator's edit history and the photo that's been selected for the infobox) is one in which she played a background "chorus" role rather than a starring one. And furthermore, while the sources certainly mention her name in passing, none of them are about her in any way substantive enough to get her past WP:GNG. So all in all, nothing here makes her a topic who warrants permanent coverage in an international encyclopedia. Delete. Bearcat (talk) 17:50, 25 April 2014 (UTC)
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