Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of actors considered for the James Bond character


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The result was   keep. postdlf (talk) 22:29, 26 June 2013 (UTC)

List of actors considered for the James Bond character

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Thousands of actors have been considered, tested, accepted or turned down thousands of other roles in the history of film.

Although there are sources, just because there is a source proving an actor auditioned/was considered for the role does not mean this needs to be compiled into a list. The sources do not specifically make the article meet WP:N requirements as a separate topic, and the article in its entirety falls under WP:NOTINHERITED and WP:LISTCRUFT. AldezD (talk) 18:36, 19 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep Oddly, at least to me, reliable sources do seem to address this as an actual topic. See, e.g. The Brit List: The Fifteen Greatest Actors Who Were Almost James Bond. PS WP:WHOCARES links to an essay about arguments not to make for deletion. 24.151.116.25 (talk) 19:42, 19 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Edited, thanks. AldezD (talk) 19:53, 19 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep. Oodles of references. The media interest in the casting for this particular role is sky high and not expected to fall anytime soon. Nice try, Blofeld, but your plans for Wikipedia domination have been foiled once again. Clarityfiend (talk) 22:17, 19 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Rename List of actors considered for the role of James Bond. Clarityfiend (talk) 06:25, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 23:22, 19 June 2013 (UTC)
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 * Keep per WP:NOTESAL since it looks like this topic has been discussed as a grouping, as reflected by the bbcamerica.com link and others like The Daily Beast. With WP:NOTESAL applied, we can draw together other references even though they may not mention the grouping as noteworthy. Erik (talk &#124; contribs) 14:17, 22 June 2013 (UTC)
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