Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Christian Laurin


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The result was   no consensus. Ron Ritzman (talk) 01:26, 13 April 2011 (UTC)

Christian Laurin

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Recreated speedy. I'm not sure that this actor meets the notability criteria at WP:ENT; one passing mention in CBC news and a few database-type entries don't seem enough in the way of significant coverage in third-party reliable sources to me. EyeSerene talk 08:59, 21 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 23:07, 21 March 2011 (UTC)

 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:04, 28 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Delete: So far the subject does not satisfy WP:ENT; he does not have "significant roles in multiple" productions (italics mine). The sources given only list his appearance in minor roles with nary a scant of coverage on him (no interviews, no focus on his performance, no coverage of his background, etc).  Even the one-sentence backhanded reference by the director of a play, recalling a talk they had, in one of the source falls well short of the necessary material to qualify notability.  Jappalang (talk) 03:35, 28 March 2011 (UTC)

With all due respect there seems to be a bit of a double standard as far as what are the notability creterias, especially when i see articles like these Eli Gabay, Shiraz Adam, Cameron Ansell, Michael Cohen, Pete Cugno ...and i could go on and on. There are actually hundrends of other articles like these about canadian and american actors presently on Wikipedia and in my view they establish a precedent. The credentials of the actors mentionned above are almost non existant yet their notability criterias are not put into question. Moreover the authors neglected to ad any Newspaper references. Notwithstanding his other crediantials Christian Laurin appeared on the season's premiere of The Sopranos  "the most financially successful series in the history of cable television and is acknowledged as one of the greatest television series of all time".The Sopranos is seen by millions of people worldwide. I rest my case. Rutabagan —Preceding undated comment added 20:25, 30 March 2011 (UTC).
 * See WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS. Some of those articles probably should get tossed; I accept personal responsibility for Pete Cugno, but in my defense it was 2005 and Wikipedia's sourcing and notability standards weren't a patch on what they are now. Bearcat (talk) 05:18, 4 April 2011 (UTC)

For what it's worth, I can't and won't vote to delete an actor I'm personally familiar with, who has a recurring role in a TV show I've personally seen. The sources aren't great, I admit, but I can also guarantee that given his most recent couple of roles (including the show I know him from), they'll almost certainly bulk up quite easily if somebody puts some effort into tracking down French ones. Weak keep, although that shouldn't be construed as permanent support; if those better sources don't start turning up eventually, I'd revisit this sooner rather than later. Bearcat (talk) 05:18, 4 April 2011 (UTC)  Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Logan Talk Contributions 00:12, 5 April 2011 (UTC)
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 * Weak keep as well, similar rationale to Bearcat. The actor has left passing traces in a breadth of reliable sources (I added one to Playbill), and I suspect there are more. Were this article much less verified than it is, I'd lean towards deletion, but the article doesn't seem to be reaching much beyond what we can reliably verify, and I'm happy to give this a bit more time, with due respect for the delete arguments. --joe deckertalk to me 03:41, 12 April 2011 (UTC)
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