Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mark Curtis (broadcaster)


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The result was   keep. (non-admin closure) Dori ☾Talk ☯ Contribs☽ 04:00, 13 August 2012 (UTC)

Mark Curtis (broadcaster)

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I nominated this page, because it is a clear violation of WP:N and WP:COI/WP:AUTOBIO. The creator of this page is the person himself, a violation of Wikipedia policy. This is also a violation of notability guidelines - (not "independent of the subject") and no significant coverage or awards. He's on a local station that is rarely watched by people in the area. It's all about self-promotion 173.69.30.178 (talk) 17:17, 5 August 2012 (UTC) - discussion page created on behalf of IP 173.69.30.178 by Malcolmxl5 (talk) 19:31, 5 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Weak keep - it is not a good article at all and needs a major clean-up, but I don't know where the nominator gets the idea it was written by Curtis. However, the likelihood is Curtis meets at least the bare minimum for WP:GNG. There is this article and this, for example. His profile on ABC6's site (though not entirely independent) lists awards and achievements in the 1990's which mark him out from the journeyman reporter. As a regular news anchor he probably meets WP:ENT. Sionk (talk) 21:45, 5 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 02:06, 6 August 2012 (UTC)
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 * Keep. Despite the messy article, it passes WP:GNG and contain a few WP:RS's. TBrandley 16:35, 6 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep. Hi. I am disappointed someone wants to delete the page about me, Mark Curtis (broadcaster). For the record, I am not the author of this page, nor am I a regular editor. Various people whom I do not know, regularly update my page. I have made periodic additions, such as when I received my doctorate, but I have honestly been puzzled by who posts employment updates, etc., about me. I have no idea who they are. I hope you keep my page up, as some find it newsworthy and interesting. Sincerely, Mark Curtis (broadcaster). — Preceding unsigned comment added by Curtisnews (talk • contribs) 02:07, 10 August 2012 (UTC)
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