Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Daniel Atkinson

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The result was delete. MBisanz ^talk 02:30, 19 February 2009 (UTC)

Daniel Atkinson

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Writes for minor, regional news publications. The refs do not establish any notability, and facebook does not verify anything. Does not meet wp:bio or wp:creative. Omarcheeseboro (talk) 01:32, 14 February 2009 (UTC)

Daniel Atkinson is the President of the Daily Free Press Alumni Association and a distinguished journalist, as named on The Daily Free Press wikipedia page. It is in my belief that Atkinson -- and his position -- warrant his inclusion. Maybe the references are poor, but I would suggest you refer to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' Corporation Divison for more information about Atkinson and his worthwhile nonprofit organization.JoseMartenez (talk) 01:37, 14 February 2009 (UTC)

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Comment: Subject very recently added to The Daily Free Press by an anon ip. --Omarcheeseboro (talk) 01:49, 14 February 2009 (UTC)

I agree with DELETION. Nothing in the bio or The Daily Free Press article suggests notability. The article in question makes no mention of a non-profit organization that would make him notable. The line about his bicycle being stolen last year adds to the impression I get that Atkinson or a close friend wrote the bio. Pzavon (talk) 01:54, 14 February 2009 (UTC)

• Comment - First of all, this person fails WP:BIO completely. having said that, the article is worded in a way that tries to establish notability based on that single event with the firefighter and his helmet, and the "caused an uproar" claim is not supported by the provided reference. The reference seems to be incorrect anyway, since the "uproar" must have been caused by this, but even if there was an uproar it seems to have been limited to the local level [1], and it's just WP:ONEEVENT anyway. The rest of the references are also irrelevant and not WP:V at all. I'm sure he did a good job at the Daily Free Press, but that's not not enough. Given that the author maybe got confused and provided an incorrect reference, I'd invite him to update the article to try and establish that this reporter is notable enough to be included in Wikipedia. Failing that, I'd say delete. §FreeRangeFrog 01:55, 14 February 2009 (UTC)

Again, I would disagree with this judgment. I believe that Mr. Atkinson's credentials speak for themselves. He has written for the Union Leader, the Columbus Dispatch and the Bangor Daily News, among other newspapers. How can those be considered small newspapers? JoseMartenez (talk) 02:11, 14 February 2009 (UTC)

Mr. Atkinson wrote for the Union-Leader, which is not a minor regional newspaper, but, in fact, the largest newspaper in New Hampshire and one of the largest in New England.71.232.6.80 (talk) 02:22, 14 February 2009 (UTC) — 71.232.6.80 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.

Comment: Merely writing for a notable newspaper doesn't meet wp:creative or wp:bio. --Omarcheeseboro (talk) 02:28, 14 February 2009 (UTC)

• Weak Delete Writing for a notable newspaper should merit notability, but it doesn't. This person apparently has done nothing notable. Spinach Monster (talk) 02:35, 14 February 2009 (UTC)

Mr. Atkinson has broken stories that have made a national impact. His story on the Newton firefighter who painted the American flag on his helmet raised freedom of speech questions, particularly whether a public employee has the right to display symbols of patriotism even if it violates a city department's dress code.71.232.6.80 (talk) 03:03, 14 February 2009 (UTC)

There doesn't seem to be any sources provided outside of the Boston area in the article. That isn't particularly national in terms of impact. Spinach Monster (talk) 04:18, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

• Keep. Ottre 11:09, 14 February 2009 (UTC)
• Delete. No evidence this reporter is notable. Doctorfluffy (robe and wizard hat) 23:05, 15 February 2009 (UTC)
• Delete, there is nothing to show notability. Artypants, ^Babble 18:08, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

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