Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kay Purcell (2nd nomination)


 * 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 keep. (non-admin closure) DavidLeighEllis (talk) 01:59, 25 December 2015 (UTC)

Kay Purcell
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I'm taking this back to AfD. This article was previously deleted back in August, but I feel that Purcell does pass notability guidelines.

She's held several notable roles on television, Cynthia Dagger in Emmerdale (28 episodes), Ms. Savage in Bernard's Watch (21 episodes), Candice Smilie in Waterloo Road (21 episodes), and Gina Conway in Tracy Beaker Returns (39 episodes) and The Dumping Ground (13 episodes). She has also taken part in several theater pieces and has been listed by name in most of the reviews. The only review in the article that doesn't name her is the one by the Edinburgh Evening News, which only lists one of the actresses by name. She did take part in the play as evidenced here. The play in question looks to be one of those works that only has about 3-5 people performing, so Purcell would have been in a major role.

I'm aware that some of the sources are local and that these are usually depreciated on Wikipedia, but she is mentioned in them and some of them specifically focus on her.

Overall I think that she would pass NACTOR and that the article should remain. However since this was previously deleted months ago, this will need to go back through another AfD per the discussion at DRV. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡)  11:07, 18 December 2015 (UTC)
 * I'm pinging the people who took part in the prior AfD:, , , , Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡)  11:10, 18 December 2015 (UTC)
 * A note about theater reviews: I believe that a review for a play should count towards notability if the actor held a substantial role, even if the performer is only mentioned in passing. One thing I've noticed with a lot of theater reviews is that they sometimes only mention people in passing - sometimes not at all - in favor of covering the play as a whole. I think that reviews in general should be usable if the source is considered a RS. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡)  11:13, 18 December 2015 (UTC)


 * Keep per Tokyogirl's sound and thorough analysis. The Big Bad Wolfowitz (aka Hullaballoo) (talk) 14:10, 18 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep per Tokyogirl - Admittingly I'm not entirely happy with some of the mentions but overall I now think notability's there .... I feel kinda bad for G4ing it now.. – Davey 2010 Talk 14:21, 18 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Nah, don't be. It's better to be safe than sorry. Just because this situation worked out this way doesn't mean that every situation is like this. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡)  04:26, 19 December 2015 (UTC)


 * Keep Tokyogirl did the yeoman's work here and it's clear that Ms. Purcell meets WP:GNG. RickinBaltimore (talk) 15:21, 18 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Snow keep. In the face of those sources, it makes no sense to continue this AfD.  It should be closed now, so as to focus discussion on the close calls where thought and research is needed.— S Marshall  T/C 18:45, 18 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of England-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 18:48, 18 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 18:48, 18 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 18:48, 18 December 2015 (UTC)


 * Keep and endorse a snowball clause close - good work by Tokyogirl79 in demonstrating the notability here. - The Bushranger One ping only 08:31, 20 December 2015 (UTC)


 * Keep and a big thank you to Tokyogirl's efforts! Jacona (talk) 19:50, 21 December 2015 (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.