Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dean Williams (Author & Actor)


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The result was   delete. Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 00:18, 17 January 2012 (UTC)

Dean Williams (Author & Actor)

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Non-notable subject, apparently known only for some obscure book. Article seems to have been written by the subject. However, makes some assertion of importance, so I thought AfD was more appropriate than CSD. Basa lisk inspect damage⁄berate 06:26, 8 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete - book is not just obscure, it's unpublished; the publisher website lists a June 2012 release date. If that's the most notability he has... --Nat Gertler (talk) 06:43, 8 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete per NatGertler - This article fails to assert the importance of its subject. -- WikHead (talk) 07:00, 8 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Obvious delete is obvious. If an admin happens across this please just speedy close and get rid of it. Basa lisk  inspect damage⁄berate 07:34, 8 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete. There's nothing here to show notability and I'm a little suspicious of the fact that we've had so many single purpose accounts sign up just to edit this article. I don't think that they mean to do any harm, but I can't help but wonder if they're potentially sockpuppets or meatpuppets that know Williams personally. Just in case they're reading this, please be careful about adding to articles about someone you know. It's very easy for good intentions to turn bad because you're viewing things as having more notability than it actually has. Also, IMDb cannot be used as a reliable source to show notability, nor can any pages that merely list Williams' resume or acting profile. A reliable source would be an article that goes into depth and length about Williams and doesn't just briefly mention or quote him. Also, just starring in films and writing a book does not give automatic notability, no matter what company signed him. I also want to mention that pages that just go to the publisher's website or any place where the book is just listed for sale cannot be used as reliable sources showing notability either because they just show that the books exist and that Williams has wrote, which again- does not automatically give him notability.Tokyogirl79 (talk) 15:04, 8 January 2012 (UTC)Tokyogirl79
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 18:57, 8 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 18:57, 8 January 2012 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.