Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Graeme Gilbert

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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 keeep `'mikka 01:29, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Graeme Gilbert

Graeme Gilbert (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) – (View log)

Fails WP:BIO. Barely asserts notability. Contested prod. MER-C 10:05, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

  • Comment This incident was mentioned on Media Watch on ABC TV - India Calling! - but I certainly wouldn't say he was famous for this by any stretch. --Canley 12:00, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete. Only one secondary source. Not notable yet according to wikipedia policies. Could succeed with more references though.Assize 12:38, 9 May 2007 (UTC) Keep - I think there are now sufficient primary sources to show that he is notable. Assize 11:49, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment. This is close to a speedy at the moment. However, there is a case for an article on Gilbert given that he stood for Federal Parliament for the seat of Franklin in 1993 for the Liberal Party of Australia. [1] He has been on radio for a number of years once interviewing the Prime Minister. [2]. However, this AFD contains more information than the actual article. Capitalistroadster 03:50, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete.--cj | talk 04:32, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete Keep Insufficient references to substantiate article under Notability and Verifiability polices--Takver 05:11, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
Comment: After reading John Vandenburg below, and doing some more research, I think this article is now a Keep. I have added two further references which I think indicates he is now notable within Australian talkback radio. Thanks John for putting in a bit of an effort in this VfD.--Takver 11:26, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Speedy delete. Unencyclopaedic trivia. —Moondyne 10:52, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete, the tape of this is pretty funny, but being the victim of a prank doesn't make you notable. Lankiveil 03:56, 12 May 2007 (UTC).
  • Keep, I've expanded the article so it is no longer an attack piece about a video. Details about his career are not easy to find, but it is ridiculous to think that other radio hosts and local news papers across NSW havent covered him in 25 years of being a radio host. More reliable sources will come in time. John Vandenberg 07:57, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep Award-winning journalists certainly fall within the bounds WP:N, and there are good references too. --Gene_poole 02:34, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete What awards has he won? Only an acknowledgment that he has been on the job for a long time. Seems to be an unremarkable hack on an underperforming radio station. WWGB 05:19, 13 May 2007 (UTC)


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