Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Richard M Holmes

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The result was delete. NW (Talk) 21:52, 7 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Richard M Holmes

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BLP for someone who does not meet notability requirements. Random Time 03:24, 31 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of video game related deletion discussions. MrKIA11 (talk) 14:39, 1 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect to IncaGold as a plausible search term. Otherwise, none of the content in the article is verifiable, as MobyGames (or Softpedia, which I also came across in my search for something on him) are not reliable sources. –MuZemike 21:26, 1 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- If IncaGold gets deleted per Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/IncaGold, then I'll change to delete. –MuZemike 00:06, 2 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep The article is sourced on flotation documentation which by definition is verified and available from the stock-exchange. Three number one hits and hundreds of games sold, that notable. Also this is one of the most notable Swiss in the games industry. genevoise1291 19:15, 2 January 2010 (UTC) — genevoise1291 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]
Keep Three of the best games of 1994 - definite keep! highscorejunky 20:15, 2 January 2010 (UTC) — highscorejunky (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]

Note to closing admin – Per Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Incagold richard:
- User:Highscorejunky, User:Todosjogos, and User:Genevoise1291 are Confirmed to be the same person.
- User:Incagold richard is Likely to the same as the above.

–MuZemike 09:36, 3 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - Which notability guideline to look at? As a game designer, perhaps WP:CREATIVE? Have his works "won significant critical attention"? AFAICT, none of the games he is credited with on MobyGames qualify for this. Holmes does not appear to meet the WP:GNG either (significant, independent coverage). Marasmusine (talk) 15:22, 4 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. This smells of self-promotion. I see primary sources and MobyGames links. The MobyGames links are about as useful as IMDb (interpret that however you wish). The bottom line is there isn't any non-trivial coverage from reliable third party publications here, thus the person is failing basic WP:BIO guidelines. JBsupreme (talk) 07:58, 6 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to IncaGold. The article shows no independent WP:RS covering the subject, nor I can find ones. Happy to change !vote, as usual, if evidence of notability comes out. --Cyclopia ^talk 15:14, 6 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Lack of 3rd party coverage. Name, as used in title, is not a very likely search term, so skip redirect. Niteshift36 (talk) 15:29, 7 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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