Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Raymond Thompson


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The result was keep. Sock's nomination struck. No outstanding calls for deletion. (non-admin closure) duffbeerforme (talk) 03:20, 28 March 2017 (UTC)

Raymond Thompson

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Fails WP:GNG. No sources cited. I did a Google search and didn't find any secondary sources except a short Variety article; not enough to prove notability. Youngodin (talk) 18:20, 23 March 2017 (UTC) Nominated by a confirmed and blocked now sockpuppet Atlantic306 (talk) 17:41, 25 March 2017 (UTC)
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 * Comment – You want to delete the article for the guy who created The Tribe (TV series)?!... I'm highly inclined to vote keep on this. The key is somebody who can find New Zealand sources for this one – I'm sure this guy has gotten coverage in New Zealand entertainment media circles. --IJBall (contribs • talk) 03:25, 24 March 2017 (UTC)
 * While The Tribe has a lot of coverage, it looks like Raymond Thompson himself doesn't. The press usually focuses more on the stars of the shows and the shows themselves rather than the creators; it may be worth noting that The Tribe's co-creator, Harry Duffin, doesn't have a Wikipedia article. Maybe you're right that somebody in New Zealand has sources. All I can say is that I didn't have much luck finding source material. Youngodin (talk) 06:00, 24 March 2017 (UTC) blocked sockpuppet
 * I'll try and look into this over the weekend. But I find it implausible (not impossible, mind you, just implausible) that a prolific children's show producer/creator hasn't gotten coverage. The trick may be to search for articles that cover Cloud 9 Screen Entertainment Group. The issue, though, is that I suspect a lot of that coverage is New Zealand-based, and not necessarily internet-available, which is why it'll help if one of our New Zealand editors sees this, and is able to help out from that angle. --IJBall (contribs • talk) 12:25, 24 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Note also that another editor has added some inline sourcing to this one, so it's getting close to passing based on that – the Variety and The Dominion Post refs, especially, are quite helpful. --IJBall (contribs • talk) 12:34, 24 March 2017 (UTC)


 * Keep as he is covered in reliable sources such as Variety and The Dominion Post, passes WP:BASIC Atlantic306 (talk) 17:25, 25 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep – haven't gotten to checking for more sourcing on my own for this one yet. But the fact that it was nom'ed by a sockpuppet is enough for me to err on the side of "keep", esp. in light of the recently added sourcing to the article... --IJBall (contribs • talk) 05:41, 26 March 2017 (UTC)


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