Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/William Sledd (3rd nomination)


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The result was keep. John254 01:39, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

William Sledd
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Delete because it fails WP:BIO all references that I can access are just simply tiny 'mentions'. Still not notable outside youtube. YooTuba (talk) 23:30, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete Not the subject of non-trivial sources yet. Also recommend salt, as both previous AfDs resulted in delete. Ten Pound Hammer  and his otters • (Broken clamshells•Otter chirps) 23:53, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep per Eastmain's sources, guess he is pretty well sourced. Ten Pound Hammer  and his otters • (Broken clamshells•Otter chirps) 03:58, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep. Adequately documented on dead trees. The Baltimore Sun newspaper has an article. The link in William Sledd doesn't work, but an abstract can be seen at http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/baltsun/access/1287359241.html?dids=1287359241:1287359241&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+10%2C+2007&author=Sean+Patrick+Norris&pub=The+Sun&desc=YOUTUBE+POSTER+GLIDES+INTO+ONLINE+STARDOM+%3B+%60ASK+A+GAY+MAN%27+SHOW+MAKES+A+WEB+CELEBRITY+OF+ITS+CREATOR+AND+STAR%2C+WILLIAM+SLEDD%3B+SPOTLIGHT  The Baltimore Sun is a reliable source. Even more reliable is the New York Times, which has a number of references: http://www.google.com/search?q=%22William+Sledd%22++site%3Anytimes.com --Eastmain (talk) 03:53, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
 * That is one article, the new york times articles all just look like little mentions here and there.--YooTuba (talk) 14:28, 8 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Weak keep Just squeaks by, I think, and growing notability. It could be counter productive to delete this one, since I suspect we'd just have to put it back out in x months. Lawrence  §  t / e  17:42, 9 April 2008 (UTC)


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