Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Adam McArthur

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.

The result was withdrawn, although this could be better it seems to be somewhat acceptable for now. If deletion is needed later, we can talk about it then. (NAC) SwisterTwister talk 17:41, 6 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Adam McArthur[edit]

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Article appears to be a résumé. References consist of a list of places where the subject is mentioned as a cast member, not to places which discuss him in a non-trivial context. Has not been the recipient of any national awards or news coverage. Does not appear to meet the requirements of Wikipedia:Notability (people)#Entertainers. See nomination withdrawal below. KDS4444^Talk 16:49, 22 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

~~Borderline keep~~Keep Starring role in Star vs. the Forces of Evil, the top animated show on Disney XD. Has appeared at Comic-Con 2015 for its related panel. Another lead role should seal this. AngusWOOF (bark • sniff) 17:46, 22 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

(Concur: a second lead role would meet the requirements of the notability guidelines mentioned above. Until then, however, the subject still fails to meet them.KDS4444 ^Talk 07:23, 23 September 2015 (UTC))[reply]

Would Scooby-Doo: Spooky Camp Stories count? It was a extra on the direct-to-video Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare but it is a live-action role and he is the star in the set of video shorts. It was referenced in the promotional material for The LeBrons AngusWOOF (bark • sniff) 18:16, 26 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Being an "extra" is not being in a "lead role". Performances as an extra do not count towards Wikipedia:Notability (people)#Entertainers. KDS4444^Talk 16:54, 29 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It's not a performance AS an extra. It's a lead performance: the on-screen camp counselor who narrates the stories. in a video that was included as a DVD extra. He stars in it, and there is coverage on it by review sites. The problem is that the video extra itself isn't Wikipedia-level notable. AngusWOOF (bark • sniff) 01:37, 5 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Found a lot more stuff about him when I search under "adam mcarthur martial arts". He is a martial arts champion and has been the subject of two martial arts documentaries that have shown on PBS. AngusWOOF (bark • sniff) 18:19, 5 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. Everymorning (talk) 18:03, 22 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect to Star vs. the Forces of Evil I suppose rather than delete as although it seems he's only had a 13 episodes. SwisterTwister talk 20:17, 23 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of California-related deletion discussions. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 23:31, 23 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Keep (transparency: created it) a redirect would not be appropriate since he has done other roles besides Star Vs, notably Star Wars, Puss in Boots and Final Fantasy. How can we improve it to not appear like a resume, as OP claims? I believe that is called "cinematography" in other actor's articles. Ranze (talk) 17:06, 26 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not too worried about the resume part. I can give it a decent makeover with more sources if the article is kept. AngusWOOF (bark • sniff) 18:18, 26 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

(Except that in order to justify being kept, it needs more reliable non-trivial sources! If you have them, they should be added now, not once the discussion is over, yes??) KDS4444^Talk 15:30, 5 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, —☮JAaron95 ^Talk 08:25, 29 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The question would be, Is he notable for his roles other than in Star vs.? If the answer is "No" (i.e., there is no evidence of substantive independent published work discussing him in relation to that work, regardless of whether or not his name is mentioned in them), then this does not qualify as adding to his notability. KDS4444^Talk 16:57, 29 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Delete for lack of in depth coverage of Adam McArthur. Fails WP:NACTOR. To answer KDS4444's question: If Adam McArthur is not known for his other roles, then no that does not add to his notability. Unless someone is assuming the conclusion. --Bejnar (talk) 23:57, 4 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Martial arts-related deletion discussions. Peter Rehse (talk) 14:02, 6 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, —☮JAaron95 ^Talk 15:22, 6 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Given the expansion of references the article has now received, I would like to withdraw my nomination, however this does not have great bearing as other editors have made good faith suggestions/ support for both redirecting and deletion.KDS4444 ^Talk 17:29, 6 October 2015 (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.