Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jack Petrick


 * 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 with no prejudice against recreation if someone wishes to create a sourced article. Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:22, 12 January 2011 (UTC)

Jack Petrick

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This article was created by an IP in 2005 and hasn't grown over a sentence since. It remains unreferenced and after having tried a whole host of different google searches I couldn't find a source. The no reference tag has been on the page since June 2009 but to no avail. I submit that we will find it impossible to find a reference for the article, therefore it has no place on WP. Also, are presidents of cable TV channels even notable? — Half  Price  13:14, 28 December 2010 (UTC)  Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 01:28, 4 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete If there is any notability, I can't find it either. I said the other day in another discussion that the article there took minimalism to a new level. I think this one has beaten it. Peridon (talk) 13:42, 28 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 20:54, 28 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 20:54, 28 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment. Here is a 2003 source (an excerpt in Variety from Richard Hack's book Clash of the Titans) that identifies Petrick as "Jack Petrick, exec VP-general manager of WTBS, charged with handling the MGM film library".  He was also president of World Championship Wrestling as mentioned in the autobiography of Dusty Rhodes and news articles.  I doubt this is enough to get to Wiki-notability, however. --Arxiloxos (talk) 23:01, 28 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Blimey, good hunting! Well he seems more impressive now. But considering it is so hard to find sources, and those which exist mostly mention him only in passing, I agree that he doesn't meet notability guidelines. — Half  Price  23:24, 28 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
 * 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.