Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/John Carey Journalist

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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 no consensus. W.marsh 18:00, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] John Carey Journalist

Blatant conflict of interest - creator was Caranews (talk ยท contribs) and edit summary was "John Carey senior editor for the Cara News company". Contested prod. MER-C 11:46, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

  • Delete per nom. You'd expect a journalist to have more to say for himself, wouldn't you? BTLizard 13:24, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Weak Keep or Userfy for Now My google search and brief research show that this fellow's achievements, etc., are verifiable and genuinely notable. He's an accomplished sportswriter in Ireland and a syndicated columnist. Article needs to focus more on his accomplishments and the reason he is notable to people who do not personally know him. Hence the problems inherent in conflicts of interest. If he could get a neutral third party (who can type the word "Irish" correctly) to assist in making the article worthwhile it would be a suitable addition to the Wikipedia knowledge base. OfficeGirl 18:17, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Weak keep Shame he created this himself. However, he is clearly not a run-of-the-mill journalist (film appearance for one example, print and broadcast journalism for another). I'm not sure what makes a journalist notable i.e. I'm not sure where the threshold is, but I suspect this one has crossed it. Emeraude 18:28, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Comment If decision is keep, shouldn't it be put up for rename? "Journalist" is not part of his real name is it? --RCEberwein | Talk 17:47, 4 November 2006 (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.