Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gordon Dexheimer

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The result was delete. King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 17:17, 19 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Gordon Dexheimer[edit]

Biography of local actor with only two minor film roles and unspecified local theatre roles. No real suggestion of notability, nor any references to back up what minor claims its makes. CalendarWatcher (talk) 21:56, 14 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Delete: per nom Toddst1 (talk) 22:50, 14 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete This is a general biographical article about Mr Dexheimer. Wikipedia is not the place to post general biographies. The article fails to establish that Mr Dexheimer is particularly notable for anything. The appropriate criterion is found at WP:BIO. A plethora of biographical trivia is not a substitute for demonstrating notability. Dolphin51 (talk) 02:26, 15 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Although additional information and citations would be helpful to this article, there are references (IMdB). --Rowdywriter (talk) 13:34, 15 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

IMDB is not a reference, it's a convenience--and a single one at that. Even if you grant that assertion, 'references' does not mean 'one', nor does this single source provide the slightest suggestion of even minor notability. --CalendarWatcher (talk) 13:53, 15 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- IMdB is a reference used in a large number of Wikipedia articles. --Rowdywriter (talk) 17:51, 18 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Whether IMDB links are elsewhere is immaterial: it's not a reliable source, nor does it demonstrate notability, as it's a user-generated site. Links to it are a convenience for further information on a subject. --CalendarWatcher (talk) 00:59, 19 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keep nn as an actor and borderline at best from the TV show but many hits as a lawyer [1] (cf. [2]); city prosecutor for a large city [3], lots of hits from indexed cases of apparent significance. In totality, I feel he's notable. JJL (talk) 03:36, 17 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The first link proves nothing other than, perhaps, he's a lawyer in Fargo, North Dakota; the second proves that he can upload a photograph to IMDB, and the third proves that he works for the City of Fargo, one of at least two people holding that job title in a city of 90,000--which is smaller than Tunbridge Wells, making it not a 'large city' by any reasonable measure. --CalendarWatcher (talk) 03:55, 17 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- More information than "perhaps, he's a lawyer" can be found on the North Dakota Supreme Court link; There is more than an uploaded photograph referenced on IMdB; and, although Fargo may be smaller than "Tunbridge Wells" it is the largest city in North Dakota.--Rowdywriter (talk) 17:51, 18 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The only further information found on the North Dakota Supreme Court link seems to be the names of cases that his name are attached to; hence, it only shows that he's a lawyer. As for Fargo being the 'largest city in North Dakota', given that North Dakota is the 48th in population (out of 50) States of the Union, that's a marker of no distinction, not to mention Mr Dexheimer is one of TWO holders of his job title listed. --CalendarWatcher (talk) 00:59, 19 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Delete- as per nom- simply not notable. --Alinnisawest(talk) 02:25, 19 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - per nom, just plain fails WP:BIO standards. --Orange Mike | Talk 16:57, 19 August 2008 (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.