Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Henry Mortensen (actor) (2nd nomination)


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The result was   delete. No consensus to keep, doubt whether relisting will achieve anything Kevin (talk) 22:03, 8 October 2009 (UTC)

Henry Mortensen (actor)
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This is the second nomination of this article for deletion. I was unaware of the first nomination 6 months ago when I came across the article. My concern for this article is that there are no reliable sources which discuss this person in significant depth, as required by WP:BLP, WP:BIO, and WP:GNG. His name certainly appears in many places, such as in the liner notes of CDs by his famous parents, or for a few bit parts in some notable movies, however the compelling issue is not what he has done. Notability is specifically NOT about fame or what a person has actually accomplished. It is about what reliable sources have written about what he has done and as yet, I cannot find any reliable sources which discuss his life in any depth. Since there is an utter lack of such sources, I am again nominating this for deletion. Reviewing the prior nomination, which closed as no-consensus, none of the votes for deletion actually addressed this fundemental problem, and instead focused solely on the places where his name appeared. Jayron  32  19:15, 24 September 2009 (UTC)  Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, NW ( Talk ) 19:15, 1 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions.  -- – Juliancolton  &#124; Talk 19:31, 24 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment - I'm torn. Probably the best we have are the albums, so he'd possibly be a keeper under WP:MUSIC as a session musician. Thoughts? -- Dennis The Tiger   (Rawr and stuff) 20:33, 24 September 2009 (UTC)
 * WP:MUSIC contains no such presumptions of notability for session musicians. None of the criteria at WP:MUSIC seems to cover this person in any way.  -- Jayron  32  20:37, 24 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Not as a session, but he seems to be part of the ensemble. That would be covered. -- Dennis The Tiger   (Rawr and stuff) 21:28, 24 September 2009 (UTC)
 * There's no "ensemble" in the sense of a cohesive, touring band. He sat in on a few recording sessions on some vanity albums made by his famous actor dad and his punk rock mother.  This wasn't like the "Beatles" or anything like that.  Appearing on an album with other musicians does not make one part of an "ensemble".  The guy who played glockenspiel on this album is no more notable for his musicianship than the junior Mr. Mortensen is.  Again, that we can come up with a list of places where his name is printed does not make him automatically worthy of an encyclopedia article... -- Jayron  32  02:26, 25 September 2009 (UTC)
 * OK, good enough. Delete per this discussion. -- Dennis The Tiger   (Rawr and stuff) 02:58, 25 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.
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