Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Paul william day

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. I would suggest however that if this poorly sourced BLP hasn't improved within a short time, that it be renominated. The last comment in this AfD is probably the notable one. Black Kite (t) (c) 22:29, 14 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Paul william day[edit]

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Self-promotional biography of a non-notable owner of a non-notable independent film studio. WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 14:22, 5 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete, based on the criteria of notability and COI. Davnor (talk) 14:29, 5 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I have purchased the DVD redemption 101 and consider it to be quality science fiction. I think it would be a shame to delete this listing. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Davidwhynotnow (talk • contribs) 03:25, 6 April 2010 (UTC) — Davidwhynotnow (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]

Comment Your personal opinion on the quality of the product does not really make its producer notable. WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 14:48, 6 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
This AfD nomination was incomplete (missing step 3). It is listed now. DumbBOT (talk) 10:38, 6 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Keep, based on the fact that Paul William Day is notable in a local (Brisbane) context having been active in the music and film industries for many years. Unfortunately many of the citations aren't available online, but I will list them here in case anyone can verify them:

"Cyandra aim for a rhythm rock" (Nov. 5 1975) Telegraph Newspaper, Brisbane,
"Cyandra a new name to watch for in entertainment" (Feb. 10 1976) Gold Coast Bulletin
Cyandra appeared at Festival Hall, Brisbane in 1976 and at Cloudland in the 1970's
TV Interview with Ray Martin on The Midday Show (~1984)
ABC Regional Radio, Australia-wide Broadcaster (1999) Played Soul Purpose tracks and aired 2 interviews with Paul Day by David Busch [1]
Wendy Ferguson, (2000), "Seat of Christian Music", The Wesley Report - Distributed throughout Queensland
Belinda Berry, (Mar. 7 2007), "Out of this world - Suburban studio aims for the stars" Southern Star, Brisbane
Baz McAlister, (Mar. 21 2007), "Boldly Going Where No Brisbanite has Gone Before", Time Off Magazine [2]
TV Interview on Channel 9's "Brisbane Extra" You Tube link at [3]
Soul Purpose was played on Rhema radio stations on the East Coast of Australia, along with several radio interviews.
Soul Purpose also appeared at many large concerts and music festivals including Godfest 99 and Godfest 2000 (Taree), "Ashes to Life" at the Brisbane Riverstage 2000, National Gospel Happening in Canberra 2001 [4], Black Stump Festival [5], MarchFest Kangaroo Point [6] 2002, 2003, 2004, Peace and Love Concert 2003 - King George Square, Brisbane, and the "Reach Out Christmas Spectacular" at the Logan Entertainment Centre [7] 2003.

Motleybird (talk) 13:30, 6 April 2010 (UTC) — Motleybird (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]

Notable in a local context isn't notable in a Wikipedia context. In order to meet notability guidelines, a person must have been the subject of significant independent coverage. This generally means press coverage at least at the regional level, beyond mere fluff pieces talking up local talent. WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 14:57, 6 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 14:44, 6 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 14:45, 6 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

A couple of those articles are at the local level but the Telegraph (1) and The Wesley Report (6) and Brisbane Extra (9) are at the state level, and the interviews on Midday (4), ABC radio (5), and Rhema (10) were broadcast nationally to audiences of up to one or two million people. In Australia that's usually considered to be significant coverage.

Motleybird (talk) 01:24, 7 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep In good faith toward Motleybird's sources, it would seem that this individual has moderate and sourcable notability in Australia, which makes him notable enough for en.Wikipedia. I would encourage that Motleybird's sources be added to the article, as unsourced or poorly sourced BLPs have short lives. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 03:31, 7 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep (weak) per above commentDavid V Houston (talk) 15:02, 14 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comment I'm all for assuming good faith, but given that Motleybird (talk · contribs) is a single purpose account created after this AFD was launched, and that none of his sources are reliable or verifiable, I'm not sure that they constitute valid sources for a biography of a living person. WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 16:18, 14 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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