Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/R. Michael Givens

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The result was delete‎. Hey man im josh (talk) 19:22, 18 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

R. Michael Givens[edit]

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Bringing this here for discussion as I anticipate any action being controversial. Givens is a former Sons of Confederate Veterans commander who was frequently quoted and who commissioned articles for SCV's magazine. The role does not confer notability, and commissioning the articles renders them not independent. He's in the news for his role, but I'm not sure that's enough for biographical notability nor does he necessarily merit a mention in SCV or the magazine, so not sure a redirect is helpful to the reader. The subject (self disclosed) would prefer it says less, but then there's no notability as the film work doesn't rise to the level. Thoughts? Suggestions? Star Mississippi 18:35, 11 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: People, History, and United States of America. Star Mississippi 18:35, 11 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Delete. Nothing here merits inclusion. He was affiliated with an organization that is notable but he doesn't seem to be a particularly notable member of it. He's quoted in articles speaking for the group and that's basically it. PARAKANYAA (talk) 22:06, 11 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. I think it is possible that Givens's film work rises to the level of WP:NCREATIVE or WP:GNG. See for instance [1], [2]. However the article is currently in violation of WP:BLPBALANCE, so unless someone steps up to address that, I think that policy compels us to delete. Jfire (talk) 00:53, 12 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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