Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kevin Rafferty

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 Keep. The article is much improved, and as the proposer I am prepared to withdraw the nomination; since the Afd has run its full course I see no possible conflict of interest in doing this as nobody else has argued for deletion. Rodhullandemu 23:38, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

Kevin Rafferty

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Contested PROD. No assertion of notability within WP:CREATIVE; one cult film is inadequate for this, and article lacks reliable sources per WP:BLP. Half the article is about his famous relatives, not himself, and notability is not inherited, even if it were sourced. Rodhullandemu 21:17, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

• Keep per WP:CREATIVE, he is the creator of a well known work. "atomic cafe" was well known in its time, recieving significant coverage, which im pretty sure i can find. the article does need to be massively trimmed back, and should only list other significant movies directed by him.If kept, i will trim the article, but wont bother until decision is made. Mercurywoodrose (talk) 05:25, 15 August 2009 (UTC)
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. -- Cybercobra (talk) 05:35, 15 August 2009 (UTC)
• Strong keep and send to cleanup for expansion and sourcing as subject easily meets the governing criteria of WP:GNG [1]. No reason to delete if an article can be improved through normal editing. MichaelQSchmidt (talk) 20:30, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
• Keep I agree with Mercurywoodrose. He created several notable works, they blue links after all. Dream Focus 21:24, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
  • As a sidenote: Not wishing to wait for an AfD to finish judgement of an article that can so easily be improved, and even though AFD is not supposed to be for forcing cleanup, I have begun doing just that. There is much available in multiple reliable sources for this subject to meet WP:GNG and the subordinant WP:BIO. All additional assistance is welcome, and this article will be a worthy contibution to Wikpedia. MichaelQSchmidt (talk) 21:27, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

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.