Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/David-Matthew Barnes

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. —Wknight94 (talk) 03:23, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] David-Matthew Barnes

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Self-promotion. No sources describing notability. No sources at all. Discussion page says the text comes directly from the subjects publicist, violating Wikipedia:Conflict_of_interest. Username that created article is Nickamoreno, the same name mentioned in the article as the subject's partner. Ocatecir 05:39, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

• Weak delete The man has apparently been published, though by minor publishers. Has he been reviewed by mainstream media? I suspect that if the article's proponents really tried, they could write an article that satisfied WP standards. But based on what we have, it is self promotion.--Wehwalt 12:29, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
• Delete unless reliable and verifiable sources are added by end of this AfD Alf photoman 14:23, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
• NO NOT DeleteThis matter has just been brought to my attention by an actor who was in the process of doing research on David-Matthew. Just to clarify: David-Matthew Barnes has a novel, two films and three collections of work coming out this year and two television series in the works. His stage plays have received over three hundred productions in eight countries, twenty-five states, at nearly twenty festivals and have been performed in three languages. Copies of his plays have sold in the thousands and he receives letters daily from young readers who identify with his work. His film Frozen Stars is available around the world on DVD, including rental copies via Blockbuster and NetFlix. Is that considered notable enough? I can have those who support David-Matthew as a noteable artist submit their opinions if it would help.--Nick 18:52, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

• Please remember that this is a discussion and not a vote, so enlisting an army to vote here will not accomplish anything. Also, please provide links to his notability from independent outside sources. The article needs to be rebuilt by someone other than his publicist, as it still violates Wikipedia:Conflict_of_interest.

• Delete unless sourced per Alf... Addhoc 18:18, 22 January 2007 (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.