Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Paul Becker

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The result was delete. Mailer Diablo 17:12, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Paul Becker

This article has remained a substub since its creation one year ago. While Becker may or may not be notable, the article itself not only fails WP:PORN BIO, it is damn close to meeting our speedy deletion criteria. At the time of nomination, this article lists only one film in the videography, does nothing to assert notability of the subject, and provides nothing in the way of references. RFerreira 23:26, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

• Delete I can only find one film for this performer in checking three consistently reliable sources: tlaVideo, Vivid Video, and HisXpress. (See below.) The one film that is listed at HisXpress and tlaVideo is Intruders, Fox Studio, 1984. Vivid doesn't list it. The only reference I can find that would make Paul Becker in any way notable is included in the notes for that film at tlaVideo [1] - that he was a competition bodybuilder. I found a website for a Paul Becker bodybuilder[2]; his picture there looks nothing like his picture on the cover of his video[3] or his picture at HisXpress (caution: full-frontal nudity)[4]. They could be the same person; 1984 was a long time ago and he's got on a lot more clothes in his wedding photo (odd choice of picture for a bodybuilding site, but I digress). Rather than run the risk of it not being the same person and creating some sort of brouhaha, I vote for deletion. Additionally, since the original author of this article is no longer around to question as to sources, unless someone can come up with a good reason to keep the page that I'm not aware of, I think it should go. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Chidom (talk • contribs) 00:15, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

Note: My experience is that tlaVideo generally has the most complete filmography; even though they are a retail site, they still list films that are out of print or no longer available. Their credits list includes information (when available) for Country, Studio, Cast, and Director - clicking an entry in the list produces a filmography filtered by the contents of the link. Vivid and, to a lesser extent, HisXpress tend to delete films from their lists that are no longer available for purchase or rent (download), but they are still worth checking, although their search engines are not as robust or intuitive. Searching "Paul Becker" in the search box at HisXpress, for example, will get you a list of every film with someone named Paul or Becker. There is a drop-down list of performers to search by name. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Chidom (talk • contribs) 00:15, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

Yep, they're mine. Sorry I forgot to sign them! (Thanks, RFerreira) Chidom 05:11, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

• Delete as notability is not asserted. Does qualify as a speedy. -- Joe Beaudoin Jr. ^{Think out loud — WP:PORN BIO?} 15:18, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

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