Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ted Adams (publisher)


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The result was redirect to IDW Publishing. Any content worth merging is available from the article history. Randykitty (talk) 04:21, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

Ted Adams (publisher)

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No indication of being notable. Fails WP:SIGCOV.  scope_creep Talk  15:16, 6 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 16:15, 6 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Oregon-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 16:15, 6 March 2021 (UTC)


 * Keep He founded and was CEO of a publicly traded comic book company. IDW became the fourth largest comic book publisher in the United States. The biggest are Marvel and DC. Many of his titles became tv shows and major motion pictures. His company created comics for Star Trek, CSI, Transformers and Disney (Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck.) Also created comic books for Hasbro and video game makers Sega and Electronic Arts. Also he was part of the movement of smaller comic book companies that contributed groundbreaking television content. Without such companies, there wouldn’t be series such as The Walking Dead. He didn’t produce that show but he was part of that movement that changed television. NYTimes and LA Times articles show notability to me.Miaminsurance (talk) 19:51, 11 March 2021 (UTC)
 * IDW isn't publicly traded, it's a Privately held company. Argento Surfer (talk) 15:24, 12 March 2021 (UTC)
 * IDW is publicly traded (OTC PINK:IDWM): https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/idwm/Miaminsurance (talk) 16:01, 12 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Selective merge to IDW Publishing, as Adams is notable almost exclusively for his activities at the company. I would need to see sources talking about Adams outside of his IDW-related activities before considering keeping. Argento Surfer (talk) 15:24, 12 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Adams is an executive producer on a few television programs currently on Netflix, including Locke & Key as noted in reliable sources for entertainment news the Deadline and Hollywood reporter. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/locke-key-gets-early-season-3-renewal-at-netflix and https://deadline.com/2020/12/locke-key-renewed-season-3-netflix-co-showrunner-meredith-averill-overall-deal-1234659038/ His IMDB page also show other television credits. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Miaminsurance (talk • contribs) 22:28, 12 March 2021 (UTC) Miaminsurance (talk) 22:35, 12 March 2021 (UTC)
 * They are passing mentions and make for very very unsuitable references. There is no coverage on the guy.   scope_creep Talk  11:30, 14 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Whether the company is publicly traded or not, the sources must be there to satisfy WP:V. I'm not seeing it yet. They are tenuous at best.  scope_creep Talk  11:32, 14 March 2021 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Spartaz Humbug! 06:57, 15 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Redirect, to IDW Publishing. SailingInABathTub (talk) 11:47, 15 March 2021 (UTC)
 * A couple other points. One is that he founded the company which has a significant page. I know notability isn't inherited but shouldn't a guy who starts and runs a major company get some of the credit for its notability? Second is that a search on Deadline Hollywood, a reliable source in the entertainment field according to Wikipedia, finds more than 60 mentions of him. Another search on Hollywood Reporter, another reliable source in the entertainment field finds more than 100 mentions. So, he has not been profiled but he has been mentioned in reliable outlets more than 160 times. Carries weight for me.Miaminsurance (talk) 19:22, 15 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Comment: asking whether he should "get some of the credit" to my mind shows a complete misunderstanding of what Wikipedia is. A Wikipedia article has absolutely nothing to do with giving "credit", or any other benefit, to anything or anybody: it summarises what reliable independent sources have said, good or bad, and that is all. If the subject gains or loses "credit" from what those sources say, so will they from the Wikipedia article, but that is, from Wikipedia's viewpoint, entirely incidental. --ColinFine (talk) 23:09, 16 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Excellent explanation colinfine. Thanks.Miaminsurance (talk) 23:41, 16 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Where is the WP:SIGCOV of Adams? The sources in the article are either primary (Southern Oregon University), or trivial, covering the normal business activities (starting businesses, stepping down, about IDW activities). SailingInABathTub (talk) 20:23, 15 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Merge or redirect into IDW Publishing. Not notable enough for own article and the lack of independent citations prove such. sixty nine   • whaddya want? •  00:09, 20 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Merge and redirect to IDW Publishing.4meter4 (talk) 21:57, 24 March 2021 (UTC)


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