Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/John Mendelsohn


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The result was   keep. (non-admin closure) Logan Talk Contributions 00:52, 22 January 2011 (UTC)

John Mendelsohn

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Interesting, intelligent and wickedly funny guy. Brush-ins with fame a-plenty, and with wise and witty anecdotes to match. Fails WP:GNG, unfortunately. Shirt58 (talk) 16:12, 8 January 2011 (UTC)  Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 01:01, 15 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 20:26, 9 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Weak keep. If he wrote for Rolling Stone and had a signed band in the 1970's, he may be notable. Needs sources but that's not in itself a reason for deletion. Jonathanwallace (talk) 14:22, 15 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep. He not only contributed significantly to Rolling Stone, but did so during the height of that magazine's popularity and cultural influence. This is a secondary point but if Halfnelson truly meets the notability guidelines as a band, than I would guess his involvement in it gives his notability a minor boost as well. Some sources have been added and the article has been rewritten in an effort to bring it more in line with encyclopediac standards.Cbj77 (talk) 13:52, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
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