Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/David Houston (actor)

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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. Opinions are divided, but no sources indicating that he meets WP:BIO are given in the article or the AfD. Fram (talk) 13:29, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] David Houston (actor)

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Delete - fails WP:BIO. I disagree that voicing a character, even one like Bond, in a video game gets past the threshold. Otto4711 (talk) 01:38, 29 January 2008 (UTC)


  • Keep - By the logic indicated above, all videogame voice-acting roles --- no matter how prominent or small, whether voiced by well-known film actors or lesser-known performers --- should be removed from Wikipedia. The implication seems to be that voice acting is somehow unworthy of inclusion, even when it involves a famous character. If the "threshold" is based on the fact that it's a video game (i.e. "other productions"), it really shouldn't be necessary to point out that the videogame is an entertainment medium which now rivals film and TV --- both in terms of revenue generated and production values. Dh67 (talk) 02:28, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
  • I make no statement about any other video game voice actor article, as WP:WAX is not a valid argument for retaining or deleting an article. That other voice actor articles exist has no bearing on whether this one should. Otto4711 (talk) 02:46, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
    • In that case, the question of precisely why voicing Bond in a licensed videogame doesn't "get past the threshold" still remains. What exactly is the threshold, and why wouldn't an official portrayal of Bond get past it?Dh67 (talk) 03:15, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

He is not notable, he simply is another actor who works on the show business but his name was tied to James Bond. If he were notable his name would have already been mentioned on the article Quantum of Solace (video game) which is the new James Bond game he is working on. Now, his name is not mentioned because he is just another guy working in the game. EconomistBR (talk) 04:00, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

  • Delete nothing to indicate notability Corpx (talk) 10:22, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep - With all due respect to the guidelines for deletion, the notability here stems from the fact that the Bond game is the first title in the 007 franchise to be published by Activision, one of the largest and most successful gaming companies in the world; that a relatively unknown voice actor would be cast as Bond in such a high-profile release is noteworthy in and of itself. To suggest that the actor himself is somehow unworthy of or disconnected from this notice violates all common sense. Dh67 (talk) 01:39, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Delete - Whether or not there is a "threshold" for voice actors or whether this one would eventually meet it or not, there do not seem yet to be reliable source around to move this beyond crystal-balling.--Tikiwont (talk) 09:59, 6 February 2008 (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.