Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Chaunty Spillane


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The result was delete. ✗ plicit  00:04, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

Chaunty Spillane
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No evidence of notability per WP:GNG or WP:NACTOR. ... disco spinster   talk  18:53, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
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 * Delete: fails WP:NACTOR and WP:GNG, has some mentions in the yellow press especially for her very small role role at Ghostbusters 2016 but absolutely nothing of sigcov at all. CommanderWaterford (talk) 22:45, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete Nothing more than bit parts in Ghostbusters or Super Troopers. Non-notable. Oaktree b (talk) 23:25, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete: Delete per nom. Fails NACTOR. Kolma8 (talk) 17:36, 13 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete Per discussion in the previous AFD this actor is not in the film credits to Ghostbusters (2016). Remains a non-notable actor who does not meet WP:GNG nor WP:NACTOR. might have some more insight/comments.-- ☾Loriendrew☽   ☏(ring-ring)  22:57, 15 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete. The issue at the last AfD was ultimately that Spillane was little more than a double or extra in any film or show that would potentially give notability. It didn't help that the article creations looked to have been done in an attempt to promote her on Wikipedia, given how the roles were played up. Looking at this article, it doesn't look like the main issue of notability has been resolved.
 * While I'm aware that IMDb cannot be used as a RS on here, it does help as a starting point since actors use it as a means to promote themselves. In other words, it's often a good way to gauge whether someone might be notable since keeping them up to date can make a big difference when looking for new gigs. The reason I mention that is because Spillane's IMDb page doesn't show anything that would establish her as notable on Wikipedia. She's done a lot of background and extra gigs, but not any major roles. I'm also concerned that there is still an issue of promotion given how her very minor roles are still being promoted as if they were major - as well as the misrepresentation of her as far as Ghostbusters goes. If there is a COI here, it must be disclosed.
 * One of the main points that was argued in the prior AfD was her role in Ghostbusters. She wasn't credited anywhere in the past and it looks like IMDb has been updated to show that she was a body double. The issue here is that body doubles are effectively background actors since they're used when neither the camera nor the plot are focused on the specific character. This means that they're used when so they can replace the main actor with someone else if the actor isn't available or usable for whatever reason (not present, cheaper to use a double, etc). In other words, it's very much not something that would grant notability unless there's a ton of coverage in independent, reliable sources about her performing in this role. I remember in the last AfD the main issue was that there weren't sources for this and I don't see where anything has changed. The coverage is still pretty much nonexistent and the roles in major productions aren't the type that would give notability.
 * My recommendation is not only to delete, but to salt these articles to prevent recreation. If there is a COI here that hasn't been disclosed, my caution here is to stop trying to recreate this article before Spillane has achieved notability. Doing so just makes it that much harder for an article to be created in the future. If recreation attempts are very high and frequent enough, it can actually result in the name getting salted to the point where it can't be added to articles or Wikipedia at all. Wikipedia is not a place to promote yourself. ReaderofthePack (formerly Tokyogirl79)  (｡◕‿◕｡)  13:15, 17 May 2021 (UTC)


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