Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Michael Finnegan (journalist)

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. postdlf (talk) 15:00, 1 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Michael Finnegan (journalist)[edit]

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Article had one reference, now deleted--and it was a dead link anyway. A Google search gave me no reason to think this person is notable. Drmies (talk) 03:33, 19 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Weak Keep. This guy is definitely a writer for the LA Times (of pieces like this one), a newspaper which is large enough that it could signify notability for more prominent contributors. Several Times (talk) 17:58, 19 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Could, yes, but I see no evidence that it should. Drmies (talk) 19:04, 19 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  - Well I guess that's why you nominated it for deletion in the first place! Notability isn't always a one-man-show and can be directly influenced by involvement with some larger, more notable entity. I'm not saying that this is in any way a good example of that, just that some other editor may consider it sufficient evidence. Several Times (talk) 04:11, 20 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Fails WP:AUTHOR which pertains to journalists. Location (talk) 01:20, 22 July 2011 (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) 00:33, 26 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete unless references are added. I would have added BLP PROD. --Matthew Thompson ^{talk to me bro!} 10:48, 26 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - It is true that he is a published writer, but unless independent sources write about him, he does not rise to meet WP notability standards. --Noleander (talk) 22:54, 26 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Weak delete – has written lots of articles (search "Michael Finnegan" site:latimes.com) but AFAICS doesn't yet show up as a significant interviewer or notable commentator. - Pointillist (talk) 23:12, 26 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete fails WP:CREATIVE. LibStar (talk) 16:14, 30 July 2011 (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.