Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dean Vegas


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The result was no consensus. North America1000 12:15, 3 September 2016 (UTC)

Dean Vegas

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Had nominated as CSD, this was removed, am now bringing it here. Subject of article only appears to have attracted the attention of local media outlets, not the kind of broad news attention required to sustain a notability claim. Also, having run for political office (and not won) does not further such a claim (see WP:POLITICIAN paragraph #3). Neither does having appeared in a series of non-notable films (see WP:Notability (people)). I am not proposing the removal of all Elvis impersonators from Wikipedia, I am nominating this article for deletion because it does not appear to have made an adequate notability claim. The fact that it is seemingly overloaded with citations strikes me as WP:CITEOVERKILL rather than as evidence of notability. Being crowned "No 1 Elvis tribute artist in the world" by the Collingwood Enterprise Bulletin is not evidence of notability as this newspaper is not of national or even regional scope. KDS4444 (talk) 11:02, 11 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep. Hmmm .... interesting. OK strange that this article has been nominated for deletion. Quote:- "Also, having run for political (and not won) does not further such a claim". His running for office is of interest to the reader. Quote:-, "The fact that it is seemingly overloaded with citations strikes me as WP:CITEOVERKILL". Ahh, actually good choice of word(s) "Seemingly". Actually The citations are in line as per what is written about him. Nothing more. You say Quote:- "Neither does having appeared in a series of non-notable films". Well George of the Jungle 2 and the other 2 are for the interest of the reader. Vegas is notable without that. Vegas appears in newspapers around the world. Not only Australia! And I dare say given time, you'll come to realize that. Also the Collingwood Enterprise Bulletin is a Canadian news paper. One of many around the world that covers Vegas and the like. The Collingwood Enterprise Bulletin didn't crown Vegas #1 Elvis. The organization (Collingwood Elvis Festival) that hosts the competitions annually has that role. The role of the newspaper is to cover the event. Thankyou Karl Twist (talk) 11:38, 11 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 15:56, 15 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 15:56, 15 August 2016 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Keep. It may be laughable that he has that amount of coverage, but have it he does. Meets WP:GNG. Doctorhawkes (talk) 07:25, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 11:02, 18 August 2016 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Delete. The amount of coverage is indeed amusing, but the sources seem very local/niche. I do not see any depth of coverage, he is mentioned primarily in passing. IF I missed any reliable, in-depth source, please ping me and I'll look at it. But as such he seems to not rise to the level of being encyclopedic (notable). --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 12:15, 18 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Comment, there's in depth coverage of him. Sure there's a lot of smaller mentions but there are at least 6 reliable main. He's covered by New Zealand papers as well as Canadian. 2 times Elvis winner in the recognized ELvis comps. Easily notable! Karl Twist (talk) 11:55, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 17:20, 25 August 2016 (UTC)


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