Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/David Lovgren

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The result was keep. BD2412 T 05:17, 20 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

David Lovgren[edit]

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Non notable actor. WP:BEFORE shows no evidence of secondary coverage Cardiffbear88 (talk) 23:17, 12 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. Cardiffbear88 (talk) 23:17, 12 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions. Cardiffbear88 (talk) 23:17, 12 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Canada-related deletion discussions. Cardiffbear88 (talk) 23:17, 12 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of British Columbia-related deletion discussions. Cardiffbear88 (talk) 23:17, 12 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Delete it is a travesty that an only IMDb supported article has lasted 14 years.John Pack Lambert (talk) 12:05, 13 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep He was in the main cast of Intelligence and his roles on various shows, including Madison, indicate he meets WP:ENT #1. Searches in a few Proquest databases have retrieved reviews that cover his performances in certain films and stage performances as well as articles about his career. I'm adding a few but not all. Canadian Wikipedians may have better access to sources. DiamondRemley39 (talk) 14:29, 14 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
- DiamondRemley39 is there a way that we can access these sources? Do readers need a Proquest account? Cardiffbear88 (talk) 00:10, 18 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  - Cardiffbear88, you would need Proquest access, but I don't know that one can get a Proquest account. Most US universities and library systems have at least some Proquest access; one accesses through one's library account. You could try interlibrary loan. Do you need clarification on one or more of the sources? DiamondRemley39 (talk) 00:14, 18 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    - Thanks. I’m just not sure how other !keep voters can assess the quality of the sources, or how substantial the coverage of the subject is, unless they all also have Proquest accounts. Thanks for the tip, I will check with my local library. Cardiffbear88 (talk) 00:18, 18 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
      - Cardiffbear88, sure thing! Per WP:NEXIST, it is enough that the other sources exist; other editors may or may not get to evaluate them depending on the resources available to them. Without database access, one could start by looking up the publications and named authors to see if they appear to be of the reliable secondary source caliber. Again, there aren't really Proquest "accounts" to my knowledge. Proquest owns the rights to reproduce the content in certain areas within certain collections; much of this content is available outside of Proquest as well. Don't get hung up on the "via" part of a citation. I believe I was fairly specific in my contributions to the article, so again I ask whether you have questions about the content added to the article as it pertains to this AfD. That what I added are more than passing mentions should be apparent. As beyond-the-Google research by me and RecycledPixels indicates that there is significant coverage, it would be considerate and even prudent to withdraw the nomination before more people spend time on this page... And before it starts snowing. DiamondRemley39 (talk) 02:24, 18 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
      - I don’t think it’s wise for me to withdraw my nomination until I can locate the sources for myself, so I will search these out and allow other editors to debate the nature of the sources. Cardiffbear88 (talk) 03:04, 18 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Meets WP:ENT for significant roles in notable films. DiamondRemley39 has added some additional sources and film appearances to the article, I did a quick search on newspapers.com and found plenty of references to Canadian Indie films in Canadian newspapers that establish his notability, e.g. "The Vancouver Connection", Toronto National Post, 28 November 2000, p.E3. RecycledPixels (talk) 20:50, 14 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: As per the above "Keep" arguments. Dflaw4 (talk) 17:37, 17 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep passes WP:NACTOR as validated by the multiple reliable sources references added to the article so that deletion is no longer necessary in my view, Atlantic306 (talk) 20:03, 17 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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