Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/William 'Bill' Corbett (2nd nomination)


 * 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. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 01:37, 20 February 2018 (UTC)

William 'Bill' Corbett
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Appears to fail WP:BIO, WP:CELEBRITY, WP:PROF, WP:ARTIST, and WP:MUSICBIO which are the standards by which this WP:BLP should be judged for notability. Corbett was interviewed a few times as an expert in certain obscure ideas, and his potential notability as a member of a chart-appearing band would imply that a reasonable redirect for this article would be to The Apostles. His solo music, brief appearances in movies, and visual art work does not seem notable while his flights of fancy about Shakespeare have not made any mainstream waves. jps (talk) 16:15, 12 February 2018 (UTC)


 * Comment Not sure if it matters today, but the previous AFD was started by the articlesubject. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 16:40, 12 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete Fails the relevant notability criteria. XOR&#39;easter (talk) 17:15, 12 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete Not a sufficiently notable person for an article. Alexbrn (talk) 17:31, 12 February 2018 (UTC); amended 18:33, 12 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Please consider rephrasing your comment along the lines of XOR&#39;easter's above (phrased to focus on policy, not the person). This is not just a BLP, but a BLP about an editor here, and one that is very likely to read these comments. How we phrase such things does matter. --Xover (talk) 18:17, 12 February 2018 (UTC)
 * The notability of the person is the key policy issue here; I have linked to make this plain. Alexbrn (talk) 18:28, 12 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Redirect to The Apostles. It's the only notable topic with which this person is associated. ~Anachronist (talk) 16:55, 13 February 2018 (UTC)
 * To describe 15 years research and a book as 'flights of fancy about Shakespeare' is quite insulting as my entire proposal is based on documented facts, I wanted this bio deleted 8 years ago, so go ahead, knock yourself out. Billdup (talk)
 * I am sorry if you find this discussion insulting. The fact of the matter is that you are not the first nor will you be the last person to think that they have discovered the truth about Shakespeare. It is an occupational hazard to be exposed to the harsh WP:MAINSTREAM critique here at this website owing to the fact that we simultaneously accept all comers while not giving WP:UNDUE treatment to WP:FRINGE proposals such as yours. My advice to you is to promote your research outside of this venue. However, as to your request to WP:BLPREQUESTDELETE, this is something we should take under advisement in this situation since it seems clear that notability is, at best, marginal. jps (talk) 15:59, 14 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of England-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 20:20, 17 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 20:20, 17 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Artists-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 20:20, 17 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 20:20, 17 February 2018 (UTC)


 * Delete Per WP:BLPREQUESTDELETE seems fair, given that the subject and article creator himself has more objectively determined he isn't independently wiki-notable outside of his music career, which, I agree, is best as a redirect to The Apostles. The New York Times interview re: his photography is not about him, rather it is about the place/event he is photographing. ShelbyMarion (talk) 16:16, 18 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete. BLP request. Szzuk (talk) 09:59, 19 February 2018 (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.