Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mark Jacobson


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The result was delete. Third Relist was not necessary - unopposed for 23 days. Sarahj2107 (talk) 13:09, 25 October 2016 (UTC)

Mark Jacobson

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Appears to be a competent jobbing journalist. Almost nothing is sourced and the one source provided simply shows him doing his day job. No evidence of any notability here. Fails WP:GNG  Velella  Velella Talk 13:28, 2 October 2016 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * While I agree that the article is poorly sourced and formatted I think it is a good candidate for rehabilitation. Dude has written articles and books with reasonable cultural impact--the stories that led to both the TV show Taxi and the film American Gangster, for example. This article could stand to be more concise, sure, and it has far more biographical detail than is probably warranted, but I think a description of his work and a bibliography/filmography would prove a valuable resource. I propose this article be marked for cleanup and revision rather than deletion and will happily embark on making those edits once the article is out of danger. Shiner bock 81 (talk) 15:28, 2 October 2016 (UTC) — Shiner bock 81 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 01:45, 9 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. North America1000 02:01, 9 October 2016 (UTC)
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 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Delete lacks the coverage of his work by others to pass GNG.John Pack Lambert (talk) 19:28, 9 October 2016 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 07:58, 17 October 2016 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus. Relisting comment: Final relist Nordic   Nightfury  07:39, 25 October 2016 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Nordic   Nightfury  07:39, 25 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP:UNOPPOSED and not finding any legit third party references, thus failing WP:GNG.--Paul McDonald (talk) 11:58, 25 October 2016 (UTC)


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