Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jonathan D. Lovitz

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The result was delete - filelake shoe  10:33, 4 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Jonathan D. Lovitz

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Performer who fails to meet the standards of WP:ENTERTAINER. Article has been a vehicle for effusively promotional edits from a variety of single-purpose accounts; little of the information is sourced, and what is sourced references the subject in a tangential fashion. Note that I removed the most recent round of promotional editing (six edits from an IP address and a account with 10 edits, all to this article); there was a single citation (to this article) which dealt substantively with the subject of this BLP. Of the five references currently in the article, one is a picture of several people from a site called "Society Allure" (one of the five people in the picture is the subject); one is a private YouTube video (who knows what it contains); one is a list of people who have won an award from The Miami Herald; one mentions him in part of a single sentence in a review of a show in which he performed; and the last is a broken link (to which there is no working Internet Archive link), which (judging from the title) appears to be primarily about Johnny Weir, not Jonathan D. Lovitz. His biggest role of note seems to be a 10-episode reality show which ran a single season on Logo in 2011. (FWIW, the one working link from Setup Squad is to "Homorazzi", which is a gay gossip site, sort of like Gawker for gay men. The other link on that page is broken, naturally.) Mr. Lovitz does not meet any of the requirements for WP:ENTERTAINER, particularly the first: Has had significant roles in multiple notable films, television shows, stage performances, or other productions. He certainly does not fill either of the other two criteria: He doesn't have a cult following, and he has not made unique, prolific or innovative contributions to a field of entertainment. Also, before voting, please note that this is not and AFD for the (extremely) notable Jon Lovitz; this is for another individual entirely. Horologium (talk) 03:11, 27 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed. This article is purely promotional in nature, fails to meet any Wikipedia guidelines on notability, and hence should not be part of Wikipedia. --SchutteGod (talk) 17:02, 27 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

And just in case there is any question as to my stance on this issue, I vote delete. --SchutteGod (talk) 00:55, 30 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

This article is fine, and supported with 9 citations. That is more than many other pages. Also, direct links to the subject answer many of the questions above. — BroadwayTV (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. The preceding unsigned comment was added at 22:12, 27 November 2012 (UTC).[reply]
Furthermore: Jonathan D. Lovitz has been compared in multiple press outlets to fellow actor/advocate Wilson Cruz-- who has a very similar page. — BroadwayTV (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. The preceding unsigned comment was added at 22:23, 27 November 2012 (UTC).[reply]

The only difference being, Wilson Cruz is notable as an actor and activist, whereas this "Jonathan Lovitz" person is clearly not. Wilson Cruz has a number of notable acting credits, Jonathan Lovitz does not. Being merely "comparable" to a notable person does not make one notable. --SchutteGod (talk) 00:55, 30 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Nominator covers it well - this is a promotional puff piece for someone who is essentially 'known' for having been dismissed from a jury and nothing else. WP:BIO and WP:BLP1E, etc. §FreeRangeFrog 00:17, 28 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete There is no notability here. I only checked because I mistook his name for that of another entertainer. --Sue Rangell ✍ ✉ 23:40, 28 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 13:45, 29 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete as WP:ADVERT. Stuartyeates (talk) 07:05, 4 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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.