Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Douglas Bell


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.  

The result was delete. --Core desat  22:49, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

Douglas Bell

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This person is not notable

I am also nominating the following related pages because they seem to be vanity/advertising by the same person.

MacRusgail 19:13, 19 February 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete this imposter! He's obviously not notable.  :-) —Doug Bell talk 19:40, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Reaffirm my delete based on the new "updated" page. Maybe will be notable in the future, but not now. —Doug Bell talk 20:12, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment - Sorry if I gave you a fright! ;) All the best! --MacRusgail 19:48, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete both Bell hasn't achieved sufficient notability for inclusion. I couldn't find any independent sources to verify the notability of the magazine. Caknuck 21:25, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete (both) - nn. - WeniWidiWiki 05:51, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete (both) per nom. --Mais oui! 08:13, 20 February 2007 (UTC)


 * (Unsigned!) Comment This profile (Douglas Bell) has now been updated. Everything has been entered carefully to be statements of fact. Achievements of particular note (to date) include being a publisher of books and magazines from the age of 23. His day-job includes editing of one of Europe's largest youth culture magazines. Douglas has won an international photographic award - although this has not recently been acted upon publication/exhibition wise. He has two books in production (under his own authorship) which will be out this year - one is highly political and will circulate internationally. He has a degree from one of the most respected academic departments in the world. He is also also politically active - despite his age (now 25). Are there any other young people in the world with such a CV?

Fat Controller Magazine is re-launching in April '07 with a projected readership of 500,000/month (abc audited) - having proven itself as an enormous success already. What is so remarkable is that it is entirely independent of IPC/EMAP (who have something of a duopoly in the UK publishing market). The company is embracing new technology in a way which was simply not possible even a year ago, and has hundreds of young contributors involved from all over the world including Thailand, Egypt, Canada, China, Russia, Peru, Ecuador, India, Japan, South Africa, The USA... the website www.fat-controller.com does not (at this stage) fully reflect this, as a re-launch is imminent and updates are tied to this schedule. Like Wikipedia, Fat Controller Magazine affords the public an oportunity to be involved in media production (on a huge scale). It is possibly the first user-generated (print) magazine of is kind and/or scale in the world. The company (Fat Controller Media Ltd) & Arthur Bell CBE still need profiles uploaded.

The magazine's Wikipedia profile needs updating but it is factually correct (in all that it states). Look-up Fat Controller in media directories such as BRAD/Mediadisk if you have access to them - they are expensive/exclusive but extremely valuable. Perhaps a PR drive is required by the publishers, but with a larger circulation and an April re-launch, it is fair and right to wait for further press coverage before any hasty (and undue) wikichat ends up deleting these valid and relevant entries, just because the complainants haven't ever picked up a copy themselves. (unsigned comment by --81.154.112.212)


 * Comment - I have never picked up a copy of the Lundy Gazette, but that does not make it is notable! --MacRusgail 01:00, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
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