Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Stephen Barnes


 * 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. -- Cirt (talk) 01:11, 30 June 2010 (UTC)

Stephen Barnes

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A possible hoax. Very questionable edit history, including creation which was a probable copy paste from a ryan seacrest article, that was CSD'd, then that was removed by an IP, whose only contributions were within the last few hours, and early contributions were COI warnings to others, but yet chastised reverters for not considering the "newbies". Then a few bizarre additions to other articles by a geographical range of IPs.

Possible hoax, possible copy paste. Want some more eyes to make sure this isn't some shenanigans. Shadowjams (talk) 09:22, 19 June 2010 (UTC)


 * I watchlisted this some minutes ago. Looks strange, impossible to tell WP:N for now. Will check back later. Choyoołʼįįhí:Seb az86556 > haneʼ 09:24, 19 June 2010 (UTC)


 * Comment - For those who look at the history, edit by edit, it's pretty clear that a new editor copied the Ryan Seacrest article and then proceeded to change it section by section. That is, until Shadowjams started reverting their edits and leaving warning after warning on their talk page, probably scaring them away. Talk about biting the newbies! 69.181.249.92 (talk) 09:28, 19 June 2010 (UTC)


 * Actually Hqb tagged it for speedy (because it was a virtual copy), and then the above IP removed that speedy... after that the creator continued to mess with it, at some point flagging huggle (mostly because it removed 3 paragraphs of sourced info), which I undid. I did that two more times until investigating further, leading us to where we are.


 * I never actually touched the article until after the 69 ip removed the CSD tag from another editor, and XLinkBot was triggered by the editor's removal. Just for context on the above IP's comments. Shadowjams (talk) 09:36, 19 June 2010 (UTC)


 * So you understand now that you reverted without understanding what your reverts were undoing? If that's the case, I think you should rescind the warnings you issued to the article creator. 69.181.249.92 (talk) 09:44, 19 June 2010 (UTC)


 * Weak delete Weird article.  Can't tell if it is a hoax, but unreferenced and not obvious notability seems to indicate delete to me.  If it is kept it needs to be cleaned up quite a bit and properly referenced DRosin (talk) 15:28, 19 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Radio-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 16:08, 19 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 16:08, 19 June 2010 (UTC)


 * Comment Given that this article is essentially a badly formatted copy of this user page at Commons, I don't know what to think. If he's real and did win that pile of awards as an Atlanta disc jockey then there should be coverage to satisfy both notability and verifiability.  Further investigation is warranted. - Dravecky (talk) 19:42, 19 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep: It's not a hoax, given this personal website and there's sufficient coverage for "Steve Barnes" winning radio awards in Atlanta in 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999 for me to believe the thresholds can be crossed. - Dravecky (talk) 19:51, 19 June 2010 (UTC)

Note - The above concerns over the hoax issue appear to be resolved. Issue currently is the notability of the subject. Shadowjams (talk) 05:45, 20 June 2010 (UTC)  Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Shi  meru  07:59, 26 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.


 * Delete. His acting credentials don't pass WP:ENT.  As a radio personality, he has won some awards; however none of them are what I would call well know or significant.  in that respect, I feel that he fails WP:BIO  Movementarian (Talk) 12:09, 26 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete, insufficient reliable coverage. Questionable edit history also needs to be gotten rid of; this is essentially an unreferenced and recently-created BLP.  Nyttend (talk) 12:37, 26 June 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.