Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/James Laidler


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The result was   delete.  MBisanz  talk 01:11, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

James Laidler

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This person is does not appear to be notable FlickScully 12:23, 21 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete per nom. X MarX the Spot (talk) 12:27, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Weak Keep: As well as winning two awards from the Student Radio Awards series he's been interviewed for a significant government program. He's also done a presentation on the subject, but a student union doesn't really count for "Oh my god this man is so notable I want to widdle myself". Luckily WP:BIO doesn't need that. I also found a news article on the subject, but that unfortunately isn't intellectually independent. Ironholds (talk) 13:01, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Feh, rank inclusionism is afoot! X MarX the Spot (talk) 13:04, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Actually I'm normally on the centre-deletionist side (think of Labour Party as the inclusionists and the Republican Party as the deletionists; I'm about here. Ironholds (talk) 13:06, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
 * UK eh? Your spelling suggests otherwise! X MarX the Spot (talk) 13:16, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Oh really? Where? I do occasionally slip over the divide. Ironholds (talk) 13:17, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Somewhere in the middel I think. ;) X MarX the Spot (talk) 13:25, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Gotcha. Anyway, fixed now :P. Ironholds (talk) 13:28, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
 * That's the spirit! Now about your rank inclusionist foot . . . . :D X MarX the Spot (talk) 13:32, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
 * I have a rank foot? I showered not an hour ago! Ironholds (talk) 13:35, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Showered? Any patriotic Brit would have bathed, he would have! X MarX the Spot (talk) 13:42, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
 * With a rubber duck, a small model of HMS Ark Royal and a large moustache? That does rather sound like us. Ironholds (talk) 13:44, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Well, so long as you're not Welsh I think we can overlook the inclusionist thing. As you were Mr Holds, as you were! X MarX the Spot (talk) 13:57, 21 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete - returning to the subject, any broadcaster can show some press clippings of that kind, but not every broadcaster merits an encyclopedia article. The standards to look at are WP:CREATIVE (for a journalist) and possibly WP:ENTERTAINER (for a presenter); I don't think he qualifies. JohnCD (talk) 15:00, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Living people-related deletion discussions. --Erwin85Bot (talk) 00:00, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, –Juliancolton Tropical  Cyclone  01:49, 26 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete winning a student news award does not establish notability. When he has established a career in the regular media, we can have another look at him then. Capitalistroadster (talk) 19:04, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom and Capitalistroadster. Not notable yet, and can be recreated if he ever jumps over that bar. THF (talk) 22:56, 27 February 2009 (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.