Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mike Schatz

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. Tone 13:44, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Mike Schatz[edit]

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Article was on the expired prod list but was already deleted once through prod and recreated. Concern on the prod was a lack of sourcing. After running several searches ([1], [2], [3]), I'm inclined to agree with that concern. No shortage of hits, but I can't find anything that's in depth or reliable, just name drops. There's nowhere near enough sourcing to write a biography here that I found. Seraphimblade ^{Talk to me} 10:06, 20 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - I was the initial prodder. Note that the content was recreated by the sock of a blocked editor (and maybe the original article, too). --EEMIV (talk) 18:54, 20 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 19:21, 20 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep expand, and source. I have begun giving the article a cleanup and welcome assistance toward expansion and sourcing. Schatz's being a voice actor on a series with a cult following seems to push at WP:ENT. I believe the article has WP:POTENTIAL despite its colored beginnings. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 21:10, 20 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Keep: Mike Schatz was also interviewed by an online website, Banterist, which I think is WP:RS and this source has been appeared in famous publications such as The New York Times, USA Today, CNN, NPR, The New York Post, New Zealand Herald, CBS, Boing Boing, Canada's National Post, The Independent and Guardian newspaper, and MSNBC.com. I've added that interview link as a reference. --Scieberking (talk) 09:06, 21 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Erm, the tagline from the "source": "From New York, original humor & commentary by Brian Sack. Subject to all the flexible quality standards of internet self-publishing." If a source specifically states it's self published and unreliable, probably a pretty good indication that we should take them at their word. Seraphimblade ^{Talk to me} 21:10, 23 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Tim Song (talk) 00:14, 27 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Doesn't meet WP:CREATIVE. If he ever gets more than one credit, we can reconsider then. THF (talk) 01:42, 27 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
With repects, the subject does indeed have more than one credit, and seems to merit inclusion per meeting WP:ENT and WP:GNG. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 17:28, 27 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Arbitrarily0 ^(talk) 15:04, 3 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Appears to meet WP:ENT. If notable enough for his work, lack of nonrelevant bio detail isn't grounds for deletion -- I don't care about his dating history, his childhood or current pets, or the people he went to school with. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 16:51, 3 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - per Schmidt and Hullaballoo Wolfowitz; he does indeed appear to meet the relevant notability criteria, albeit just about barely. Definitely needs expansion and tidying, but we can't do that with a nonexistant page, now, can we? KaySL (talk) 16:56, 3 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep He has been interviewed by notable news sources, one of which is mentioned in the article. [4] They wouldn't all be interviewing someone if he wasn't notable. Dream Focus 20:40, 5 January 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.