Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Josh LaBove (2nd nomination)

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The result was delete‎. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 00:48, 7 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Josh LaBove

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WP:AUTOBIO (see creator's username, as he didn't even try to hide) about an actor, not properly sourced as passing WP:NACTOR. As always, actors are not automatically notable enough for Wikipedia articles just because they exist -- the notability test isn't in listing roles, it's in showing WP:GNG-worthy reliable source media coverage about at least some of their performances: biographical coverage about them, reviews of the films or TV shows that single their performances out for dedicated attention, properly sourced evidence that they won or were nominated for a major acting award, and on and so forth.
But the closest thing to a notable role listed here is a television commercial, not a major starring role in a feature film or television series -- he only ever had bit parts otherwise, but the article has existed since 2006, and has been tagged for lacking sources since 2019, without ever having even one reliable or GNG-worthy source in it at all.
Nothing here is "inherently" notable enough to exempt him from having to pass GNG on his sourceability. Bearcat (talk) 16:09, 22 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Actors and filmmakers and United States of America. Bearcat (talk) 16:09, 22 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Comment I definitely agree that he doesn't pass WP:NACTOR, all I could find in WP:RS about that was a 1994 profile in Newsday [1]. So I looked for his academic work and while searches for academic articles or books don't turn up very much, or appear to be widely cited, he does appear to have been moderately prolific on commenting on US/Canada and terrorism issues in Canadian media, as Joshua LaBove, in the Vancouver Sun, [2] [3] [4] [5] Prince George Citizen, [6] [7] (via The Canadian Press) The Daily Gleaner, [8] The Tri - Cities Now,[9] The Chronicle Herald, [10] and The Province [11] [12]

(All accessed though the Wikipedia libary)

I don't think it's enough to push him into notability under #7 of WP:NACADEMIC but it might be worth someone who's better at finding academic sources looking some more. Shaws username . talk . 17:39, 22 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Academics and educators and Canada. Shaws username . talk . 17:39, 22 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. Shaws username . talk . 17:40, 22 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:17, 29 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Delete as in violation of WP:SPAM and WP:NOTWEBHOST. In 2006, when this was created, newbies didn't know, but today, everybody knows this is untenable. Bearian (talk) 15:31, 6 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom .Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 23:38, 6 March 2024 (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.