Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jeff MacKay

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The result was keep. Consensus is that this person passes NACTOR. (non-admin closure) Onel5969 ^{TT me} 13:43, 26 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Jeff MacKay[edit]

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Delete: non-notable actor. Fails NACTOR, GNG. Quis separabit? 03:01, 19 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. sst ✈ 05:06, 19 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect to Magnum, P.I. perhaps if no sourcing is found as that was his best known work. I'm not entirely certain if there's enough for a solidly independent article but moving to Magnum is certainly applicable. SwisterTwister talk 06:27, 19 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Keep. Meets WP:NACTOR#1. Redirection is no good, as although Magnum is his most significant role, he had major roles in a number of other series (including Tales of the Gold Monkey, the DVD of which was apparently dedicated to his memory). With the roles he's had, it's ~~certain~~ rather likely that there's coverage of his work out there in old newspapers/magazines, perhaps WP:OFFLINE, and his obituary indicates he did more than a hundred plays, so there's a possibility there's RS coverage of some of them too. (Not saying that it's likely to become a Good Article or even a good article, mind you....). ^~~Hydronium^~Hydroxide^~(Talk)~~ 11:02, 19 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Article needs improvement but that is common and not in itself a reason for deletion. I think he is notable. MB (talk) 03:53, 20 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Just to note, @MB -- I did not nominate the article because it "needs improvement", which would be an abuse of AFD. Rather, I nominated the article because I genuinely believe MacKay, and I am not trying to be disrespectful, is not a notable actor. Just to make sure everyone understands. Quis separabit? 00:06, 22 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Keep He had 2nd billing in all 22 episodes of Tales of the Gold Monkey which as well as the U.S was shown primetime in U.K to big audiences, he's also had the lead in at least one film, other prominent tv work such as 36 episodes of Flying Misfits, Jag, had a recurring role in Magnum so I believe he passes WP:NACTOR for having notable roles in notable productions, including theatre work.Atlantic306 (talk) 22:01, 23 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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