Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lee Dennison

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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 of the debate was delete. Mailer Diablo 06:19, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Lee Dennison

British born actor. I am nominating this on principle as vanity/self-advertisement since the only contributor so far has been user:Leedennison. Is he notable? -- RHaworth 02:23, 22 April 2006 (UTC)

  • Delete I have been concerned about the verifiability of the subject from the article's creation, and I continue to be concerned. Notably, a Lee Dennison search at IMDB returns no relevant results, and the full credits for The Transporter, on which, according to the article, Dennison worked, don't list him. However, if the (perhaps tendentious) bio provided by a company with which he works is to be believed, then he has indeed been involved in the production of sundry notable films. Assuming arguendo that the bio as provided is entirely accurate, I am nevertheless convinced that Dennison is notable neither as an actor nor as a casting director. Joe 02:33, 22 April 2006 (UTC)
    • Comment The creator/subject has e-mailed me, taking umbrage at my questioning the veracity of the bio. I think I ought to note that my concerns were as much about verifiability as about truth. In any case, though, as I noted above and as others also seem to believe, even if the bio is wholly accurate (which is eminently possible), the subject is non-notable. Joe 21:29, 22 April 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete - not notable enough; it appears likely that the article was created by the person himself, and that's no good. - Richardcavell 09:58, 22 April 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete Wether the person himself created the article or not is immaterial-- Non-notable and fails to meet WP:BIO and WP:V. Coren 16:00, 22 April 2006 (UTC)

Commnets have been emailed to both users and they are not withstanding. One does not need to be verified nor registered at IMDB to be an actor/crew member nor do the majority of films have CD listed in their crew as the CD role is required before production takes place. This is not a self advertisement (no companies details/web site information has been given) and unlike other people including one user here no vanity picture has been posted. Tendentious is the users own opinion and therefore not legally binding nor fact and the user even comments that "if" the details are fact he is still not convinced - again this is just a matter of opinion and not fact. It should be stated that other actors have placed their own bio here and have passed therefore RH and RC comments are also not valid. If I am wrong please let me know the correct page where it says actors/artistes etc cannot create their own page. I would also request they re-read the following before continuing with their comments. Thanks.

AfD etiquette

  • Please be familiar with the policies of not biting the newcomers, Wikiquette, no personal attacks, civility, and assume good faith before making a recommendation as to whether the article should be deleted or not, or making a comment. (—Preceding unsigned comment added by Leedennison (talk • contribs) )
  • Delete, unverified, non-notable autobiography. Comment to anon above - Hi, AfD etiquette does not and will never deny editors the right to nominate and vote for non-notable material to be deleted. Please check out WP:BIO, WP:V and WP:AUTO, and take some time to get a better feel of the house style and groove here at WP. It;s a great place and a fab resource, but there are rules... having one's autobiography deleted is a rite of passage for many, many editors - some go on to become dedicated Wikipedians, others never really get a handle on the project. I'm seriously glad I'm in the former group. Deizio 15:50, 22 April 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete, unverifiable, nn-bio and probaly hoax. --Terence Ong 16:11, 22 April 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete vanity, self M1ss1ontomars2k4 00:28, 23 April 2006 (UTC)


Vanity? Hoax? It would suggest a little reasearch is done befoire casting doubts. The etiquette still states do not "bite" and "assume good faith" which the majority of you have not. Some of you who have commented have displayed a touch of vanity on your own pages and some are rather self indulgent to say the least. (—Preceding unsigned comment added by Leedennison (talk • contribs) )

  • Hi Lee. Do you mean information on editors "userpages"? That's a place to be creative as you like, and you are very welcome to display biographical information on your own user page, which appears when you click on your user name at the top of the screen or in your signature, which can be appended to comments on talk pages simply by typing ~~~~ before you save the page. Information stored in the main encyclopedia (often referred to as "articlespace" or "mainspace") such as the article nominated for deletion here must stand up to high levels of scrutiny per the policies and guidelines pointed out above ("WP:xx"). Many, many pages with the problems identified with this article appear on the deletion board every day, and as you can imagine many original authors contest the deletion. However, not displaying a solid grasp of wikipedia standards and practices when defending such an article is not a way to endear yourself to other editors. Again, I encourage you to stick around and get a better feel for the place. Best regards, Deizio 16:58, 23 April 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete per Terence Ong. Vanity and not notable. --Cini 09:58, 23 April 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.