Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Paul Rawson


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The result was Procedural close – already deleted via CSD WP:G3 by. (non-admin closure) --IJBall (contribs • talk) 04:50, 6 February 2017 (UTC)

Paul Rawson

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 * Possible fake biography, completely lacking any reliable sources (couldn't find any with Google). Even if we believe his IMDb entry to be credible, there's no proof he was ever more than a bit player – despite claims being chased by fans as a child star in the 80s. You can find „cinema posters“ of obviously fake movies in the internet, who didn't even make it into the IMDb  – of course it's easier to trick IMDb admins by adding cast members than a whole fake movie starring Shannen Doherty. The article and the four pictures were all made by User:Claireburrows. King Rk (talk) 14:27, 25 January 2017 (UTC)
 * PS: The fake movie indeed had an IMDb entry once, see archived page, but obviously got deleted. --King Rk (talk) 15:07, 25 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 19:15, 25 January 2017 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * The infobox image on the page looks weird, like it was photoshopped somehow. The Pee Wee Herman Show premiere pictures also look odd, but what raises suspicion is that the photos are dated February 3, 2016. They were uploaded on February 7, so this would presumably be when the photos were taken. Now what is wrong with this image is that there was no premiere for the Pee-Wee Herman Show during 2016. There was a premiere back in 2010, but the only Pee-Wee release last year was the film, which premiered at SXSW. I also can't really find any other images from 2016 with that background, which is also suspicious. I might not scrutinize these so carefully except that there's suspicion of this being a hoax. As far as the IMDb film removal, IMDb typically only does that when something's been proven false or probably when the filmmaker requests deletion, which would likely be counterproductive for them if they still plan on making the film. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡)  19:58, 25 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete. I can't find anything out there for this guy. At best he's a guy who only played extreme bit parts and never got any attention. However what's very suspicious here is the complete lack of mention of him anywhere. Normally if someone played that many roles there would be a mention here or there, even if it was in one of those film books that just catalog a movie and all of its credited actors. I can't see where he has any mention in these places and some of these films are notable enough to have articles, so it stands to reason that he'd be mentioned somewhere, especially if he was known enough to go on to the Sharon Osborne show as himself and was invited to movie premieres. There's also a lack of general fan chatter as well and the only place that does seem to cover him is a blog written last year. I'm leaning towards a likely hoax, honestly. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡)  20:15, 25 January 2017 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  J 947  05:41, 2 February 2017 (UTC)


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