Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Matt Bennett


 * 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   delete. JohnCD (talk) 19:54, 26 March 2010 (UTC)

Matt Bennett

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No evidence of significant coverage from reliable source. Also no evidence of major roles; according to IMDB appearance in Victorious was only for one episode. Author continues to engage in Edit warring. Should have been Speedy under G3 or WP:BIO.  ttonyb (talk) 03:04, 19 March 2010 (UTC)


 * Comment* (or possibly Keep) IMDB isn't a reliable source, most evident by them claiming he was a guest star, which if you got off your high horse and did research, you'd find he is apart of the main cast, among many other roles he has had. Barneystimpleton (talk) 03:05, 19 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete per Ttonyb1. Now that he [the article creator] has finally managed to remove the PROD, after edit warring about the contents, we can still open the question of db-person, although the (false) claim that he stars in an upcoming series might be adequate.  (WP:HOAX isn't a speedy criterion.) — Arthur Rubin  (talk) 03:08, 19 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment – Sorry, meant to say G3 not Hoax.  ttonyb  (talk) 03:27, 19 March 2010 (UTC)
 * False claim? Are you that ignorant? Barneystimpleton (talk) 03:09, 19 March 2010 (UTC)
 * False; he's scheduled to appear in the series, no evidence of "star". — Arthur Rubin  (talk) 03:27, 19 March 2010 (UTC)


 * Delete per WP:ENT. No significant credits yet. Clarityfiend (talk) 03:35, 19 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment. Article was created in good faith about a legitimate subject, so G3 doesn't apply. I don't think A7 applies, based on his casting in Victorious. The full AfD is the route to go, with the question being, is his role (whatever the sources prove it out to be) enough to make him notable? —C.Fred (talk) 04:00, 19 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Commnet. For what it's worth, the IMDB entry only has 3 of the 12(?) episodes listed, so appearing only in 1 of those 3 is not hard evidence of being only a bit part.  However, we have not seen any evidence that he is a star.  — Arthur Rubin  (talk) 05:51, 19 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete for now. The show Victorious has not yet premiered, Nickelodeon's site says it will do so March 27th. Based on Nick's website layout, subject appears to (at the moment) be the 6th-ish-billed recurring character, not exactly a star; he's at least being promoted like a recurring character. However, he didn't make the IMDB page for the show, and 6 other actors did. It seems that WP:CRYSTAL comes into play on this one; the show's not released yet and we have nothing close reliable sources, except for Nick's website (they appear to be doing a "buzz" rollout rather than a traditional promotion that would leave an RS trail); however, show promotion can lag reality - for all we know, he might be getting cut and the promotion hasn't caught up yet. Futhermore, main editors of the article have confused this 18 year old actor, IMDB ID 3821076 with Matthew Bennett, IMDB ID 0071922, a 42-year notable actor. We might very well have something to base an article on in 2 or 3 weeks, but an article is premature at this point. Studerby (talk) 07:52, 19 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 00:26, 20 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Dan Schneider, the creator, acknowledges him as a starring role. The show premiering in a week means nothing. His filmography from a reliable source keeps getting removed to make it seem as if he's not notable. Barneystimpleton (talk) 04:07, 20 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment – As indicated above, the film list you refer to was not his and was for a 42 year old actor. It listed the actor playing a police officer when he was 4 yrs old.  I suggest you re-read the list for clarification.   ttonyb  (talk) 23:07, 20 March 2010 (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.