Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Samuel Robinson (Actor)


 * 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. I note the argument for returning this to draft, this is addressed in some of the delete arguments. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 00:47, 28 January 2016 (UTC)

Samuel Robinson (Actor)

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Non-notable actor. Not a single current reference helps notability, in fact, several go to show that he is not notable, since they are in-depth articles about a show he is in, and don't mention him. The other two shows with wiki articles, he has minor roles in. Searches did not turn up in-depth coverage on this particular person with this name. Article was declined through the AfC process for lack of notability, so editor decided to bypass AfC. Might also be a case of WP:AUTOBIOGRAPHY due to the username of the editor. Be more than willing to withdraw nomination if someone else comes up with in-depth coverage.  Onel 5969  TT me 20:59, 20 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Comment - Please note that the article creator reverted the AfD with the comment, "The battle Line is drawn." Onel 5969  TT me 21:12, 20 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Comment - Please ask any other Nigerian Wikipedia Editor to provide in-depth coverage. The user who nominated this article is American and does not have Knowledge of notable references on the African Continent. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sam3346 (talk • contribs) 22:34, 20 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Send back to draft space - not yet ready for article space, but there's maybe just a hint of coverage which might meet WP:GNG if there's more of it. The sources currently in use are mainly blogs and not acceptable. Interestingly I didn't find anything when I searched "sam robinson desperate housewives" and that is apparently a role he's known for. It doesn't look good. This would be an easy delete if it was a live article, but I'd like to be lenient with this one since it would still be in draft space being developed if the creator hadn't gone off the deep end and insisted on jumping the AfC process after being declined, instead of taking the project's advice. Ivanvector 🍁 (talk) 23:12, 20 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Comment - I certainly don't have an issue with sending it back to draft space, other than the editor's behavior (several reverts of this AfD, edit warring over removal of the AfD template from the article, etc.), which doesn't give me hope that they will abide by the standard protocols.  Onel 5969  TT me 00:03, 21 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions.  sst  ✈  05:45, 21 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Nigeria-related deletion discussions.  sst  ✈  05:45, 21 January 2016 (UTC)


 * Delete Vanity page with no evidence of notability. I see no reason to move this to draft since no amount of editing can overcome a lack of notability. @article creator, I'm a Nigerian Wikipedian. Wikic¤l¤gyt@lk to M£ 06:05, 21 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete as I was one of the AfC users and I still have found this questionable, delete for now at best as I see nothing or not enough to convince and compel keeping. Draft and userfy if needed, SwisterTwister   talk  07:12, 21 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete Of the eight cited sources, two are self-published blogs, two are primary source interviews with the subject, one is a passing mention in a list of credits, and three don't mention the subject at all. Searches of the usual Google types turned up nothing but more of the same. Without any independent, reliable, secondary source, the topic cannot meet any notability guideline. The author's client may become notable as his career progresses, but is not a suitable subject for an encyclopedia article at this time. Worldbruce (talk) 06:05, 22 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Comment - just to expand on my rationale for sending it back to draft space: the creator jumped the gun by moving this to article space when it had already been declined twice (they removed the notices). Normally a declined AfC submission is allowed to stay in draft space so the creator can address the issues, unless there are red flags compelling speedy deletion, and that's not the case here. My thought is that if this were at MfD we would likely keep it as a draft, and I think that's how we ought to address it here and ignore the creator's tantrum. Maybe move it back and then move-protect it so this doesn't happen again. Ivanvector 🍁 (talk) 16:14, 22 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete Appears to fail wp:NACTOR. Normally I'd suggest sending this back to draft space but with the author being a wp:SPA who's been blocked for disruptive editing it's almost certainly easier to start over. Neonchameleon (talk) 11:49, 27 January 2016 (UTC)


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