Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Joe Conklin

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 no consensus. There is no consensus to delete. There may be a whiff of notability, but even those favoring keeping the subject weren't fully convinced. A redirect could be a compromise, but there is insufficient agreement for me to close the AFD in that manner. Obviously, editors are free to continue discussing the article on the talk page. Xymmax ^{So let it be written} _{So let it be done} 01:25, 27 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Joe Conklin[edit]

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Found only trivial coverage of venues he was performing at. Only one notable role (announcer on one game show), but he only held that role for a couple months. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • ^{(Otters want attention)} 21:09, 12 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. -- Jclemens-public (talk) 21:14, 12 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

*Keep None of the Above. The decision to delete a comedian smells bad when the subject page in question contains a beg for money message from Jimbo Wales. There is clearly way too much East Coast user/admin bias on these deletions. A television and radio broadcast is notible whether it be a long or short career. Actors and artistic performers should not be deleted by armchair critics who have no personal knowledge or have actually seen them perform. Rather than deletionism why not try to improve the content or reach out to the contributors by obtaining more information? PsychClone —Preceding undated comment added 22:00, 13 November 2010 (UTC). Trolling struck per ANI consensus. Favonian (talk) 21:32, 14 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Not notable. JDDJS (talk) 05:04, 14 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Conditional keep Among the articles about different Joe Conklins, there do indeed seem to be a number of reliable sources speaking about this individual and his work from 1986 until the present... some briefly, and some in more detail.[1] There appears to be no reason this article cannot be properly expanded and sourced to reflect this individual's reknown as a comedian and impersonator. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 05:13, 15 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:36, 19 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Weak keep. There are sources, and some do focus on the subject of the article, meeting the WP:RS criteria. This is a very borderline case, this article could be expanded to satisfy WP:N, but as of now, it does not. I wouldn't object to a redirect to the show that he hosted.--res Laozi speak 02:48, 19 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to Finders Keepers (game show). Regent of the Seatopians (talk) 00:46, 20 November 2010 (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.