Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/James Bamford (stunt coordinator)

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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 delete. A valiant effort, but consensus is that the subject does not meet the guidelines.Mojo Hand (talk) 22:09, 12 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

James Bamford (stunt coordinator)[edit]

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Fails WP:GNG and WP:NACTOR. A stuntman and coordinator, but not in the same league as Yakima Canutt. Clarityfiend (talk) 00:42, 2 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Delete Doesn't meet GNG or NACTOR.Mdtemp (talk) 18:44, 2 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • The following was initially posted in the wrong place:
James Bamford has worked as a Stunt Performer, Stunt Co-ordinator or Fight Co-ordinator on a number of high profile productions (Previously The X-Files, Stargate Atlantis and Stargate Universe and currently on Arrow). He has won several awards including the Leo Award for Best Stunt Co-ordination for Halo: Forward Unto Dawn and TOIFA for Ek Tha Tiger. <ref>http://www.stuntscanada.com/jamesbamford/</ref>.
James has a large fan base, with a fansite <ref>http://bambamfans.wordpress.com</ref> and over seven thousand followers on Twitter <ref>https://mobile.twitter.com/JamesBamford</ref>. For these reasons I don't believe the James Bamford article fails WP:GNG and WP:NACTOR or should be deleted.
The book reference cited derives content from Wikipedia and is not a credible source <ref>https://www.google.com/search?tbs=bks:1&q=%22James+Bamford+(stunt+coordinator)%22</ref>
The James Bamford (Stunt co-ordinator) article needs updated content on his professional career and awards. Imwebgurl (talk) 13:19, 2 June 2014 (UTC) imwebgurl[reply]
  • GNG & NACTOR notability guidelines
The guidelines say "there must be verifiable, objective evidence that the subject has received significant attention from independent sources to support a claim of notability".
In addition to the awards mentioned previously (Leo Award for Best Stunt Co-ordination for Halo: Forward Unto Dawn and TOIFA Times of India Film Award for Ek Tha Tiger. [1]), there are a considerable number of interviews of James Bamford online, a list of these can be found on his fansite [2]. His work as Stunt Co-ordinator/Fight Co-ordinator on Arrow has received attention in entertainment media in the US in particular.
Has had significant roles in multiple notable films, television shows, stage performances, or other productions.
James Bamford has worked as a Stunt Performer, Stunt Co-ordinator or Fight Co-ordinator on a number of high profile productions (Previously The X-Files, Stargate Atlantis, Stargate Universe, The Butterfly Effect, Halo:Forward Unto Dawn and currently on Arrow).
Has a large fan base or a significant "cult" following.
James Bamford has a fansite [3] and over 7800 followers on Twitter [4] which for a member of crew is large.
Has made unique, prolific or innovative contributions to a field of entertainment.
James Bamford is also the President of Stunts Canada, a professional organisation of Canadian stunt performers [5].
James Bamford is listed on the official CW Arrow social directory as a representative of the show[6].
  1. ^ http://www.stuntscanada.com/jamesbamford/
  2. ^ http://bambamfans.wordpress.com/interviews/
  3. ^ http://bambamfans.wordpress.com
  4. ^ https://mobile.twitter.com/JamesBamford
  5. ^ http://www.stuntscanada.com/about/
  6. ^ http://www.cwtv.com/thecw/social-directory
I believe the James Bamford Wikipedia page meets the criteria for its own article. Please do no delete. I believe the article just needs more content using the secondary sources available online, which I can add. Thank-you for moving the previous post.

Imwebgurl (talk) 02:20, 3 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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As a new editor you might want to become familiar with Wikipedia policies such as WP:GNG and WP:RS. None of the sources you mentioned show significant coverage of him in reliable independent sources. The number of twitter followers is irrelevant (see WP:GOOGLEHITS). Doing stunts for a show is not usually considered the same as having "a significant role". Papaursa (talk) 18:18, 4 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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