Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dan Dotson


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The result was   keep. Kubigula (talk) 22:41, 15 March 2012 (UTC)

Dan Dotson

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This auctioneer's known only from his appearances on the series Storage Wars. By comparison, none of the five stars of the show have their own articles. Clarityfiend (talk) 20:23, 5 March 2012 (UTC)
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 * Keep The nominator first tells us that "This auctioneer's known only from his appearances on the series Storage Wars," which is not true, as shown here, in this NPR segment featuring Dotson that was aired 4 years before the show's premiere. (Even if it were true, being the host of a popular, national TV series could certainly make Dotson meet the criteria for notability).  The nominator then mentions that "none of the five stars of the show have their own articles," which is not a reason for deletion (nominator, please familiarize yourself with WP:OSE before submitting further nominations!).  Dotson has significant coverage in reliable, secondary sources independent of the subject here, here, and here, among others.  MisterRichValentine    (talk)  02:09, 6 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment. The NPR article is short, and he's not the focus of it; he's someone called upon to share his experience with the real topic: storage auctions. I've no objection to the USA Today article (though it incorrectly describes him and Laura as the "stars" of the show; he's also not the "host"), but your other two examples are press releases, hardly reliable sources. Clarityfiend (talk) 03:02, 6 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Yes, he is somebody called upon to share his knowledge on the topic since he is a notable figure in the industry. The length of the article does not determine notability.  The other links that I posted were just 3 news results that came up since I took the time to do a 30 second search on the subject before commenting on his notability.  One is indeed a press release, one is from yahoo news (I think most people would consider that reliable), and the other you admit is a reliable, secondary source independent of the subject.
 * P.S. Sorry for calling him the host, you're right, he's the co-host along with his wife Laura. Big mistake on my part.  MisterRichValentine    (talk)  03:37, 6 March 2012 (UTC)
 * So a press release written by an employee of StorageTreasures.com is somehow more solid because it's posed on yahoo? Clarityfiend (talk) 04:55, 6 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep People are often notable beyond what they are most famous for.♦ Dr. Blofeld  12:38, 6 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep Largely per the sources presented by User:MisterRichValentine. It appears that the subject has recieved significant coverage in reliable third party sources, meeting the notability guidelines for biographies. There also appears to be a fair amount of google news coverage in regards to him and his company. However, the majority appears to be behind paywalls. Alpha_Quadrant   (talk)  20:13, 14 March 2012 (UTC)


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