Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Matt Furniss (2nd nomination)


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The result was delete.  Sandstein  22:23, 6 March 2016 (UTC)

Matt Furniss
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Article topic lacks significant coverage from reliable, independent sources. (?) It had no meaningful hits in a video game reliable sources custom Google search. It's been almost a year since the last AfD and there has been no change in sourcing. A redirect to Mortal Kombat or Excitebike 64 could be a useful search term, but I don't feel strongly either way. Courtesy pings for previous participants:  czar  17:43, 27 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Previous AfD details - My "reclosing" of AFD1 from "delete" to "no consensus" was absolutely unconventional and understandably Czar disagreed, which is prefectly reasonable. I'm certainly fine with thisAfD2. For more background on my decision to restore and reclose after AfD1, see Matt Furniss's (allegedly) request for restoration: User talk:Salvidrim!/Q2 2015 Archive. ☺ ·  Salvidrim!   ·  &#9993;  19:17, 27 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Video games-related deletion discussions.  czar  17:43, 27 February 2016 (UTC)


 * Delete - Reference 1 is disingenuously listed. It is not as indicated, but is just a user registration form.  Red flag if the article relies on this. Reference 2 is an old Sega 16 interview, which did not suggest notability then and nor does it now.  Reference 3 is dead and was just a database, so no indication of notability then or now.  Reference 4 is a kickstarter appeal for money from an author other than the subject, who is just obliquely referenced once in a list with others. So, we have only one potential reference which is from a non-authoritative source that suggests that the subject did his job like everyone else.  Even if that suggested notability - which it does not - it is insufficient.--Rpclod (talk) 18:47, 27 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Don't redirect as proposed - Without commenting on keeping-vs.-deleting, this title should not be redirected to Excitebike 64 or Fear Effect: per the principle of least astonishment for readers, just because he's mentioned in the infobox of another article that is totally not about him doesn't mean the title should point there. It should only be pointed to somewhere where Matt Furniss is actually covered briefly, potentially Gaikai, Project Sidologie, The History of U.S. Gold, etc. ☺ ·  Salvidrim!   ·  &#9993;  19:17, 27 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Those topics (meant MK instead of FE) weren't chosen randomly—they're the works associated with his career and ostensibly where most could be written about his contributions. (Either way, I'm not advocating for a redirect.) czar  19:34, 27 February 2016 (UTC)


 * Delete Still no significant coverage from anything resembling a reliable source (i.e, Sega-16 enthusiast site is not an RS). Having a lot of production credits does not satisfy WP:GNG whether it be film, video games, or music. Lots of people work on multiple creative projects. Most of them aren't notable by Wikipedia standards. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ohnoitsjamie (talk • contribs) 20:00, 27 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Please delete the page. Thanks. Matt. Mattfurniss (talk) 21:32, 27 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete as this is still questionably solidly notable for WP:CREATIVE. SwisterTwister   talk  07:03, 1 March 2016 (UTC)


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