Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Stacy Smith

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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 to delete. After inspection I couldn't see that the current incarnation of the article was a copyvio. Please contact me if you have additional evidence and I'll reconsider. W.marsh 14:01, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Stacy Smith

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Local television news anchors do not warrant individual pages. Write_On_1983 talk | contribs 02:06, 28 April 2007 (UTC)

  • This AfD nomination was incomplete. It is listed now. DumbBOT 12:33, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
Comment A few things: 1. Why? 2. I imagine there are quite a few of these; I searched for just one news anchor that I know of off the top of my head and found an entry. 3. Has precedent been set? --Remi 14:06, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep This article is about a veteran Pittsburgh journalist. I urge you: do not delete it. Kd lvr 17:26, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep This man is a great news anchor. One of, if not, the best in Pittsburgh. Also, Wikipedia is an online Encyclopedia and I'm pretty sure that you find people in an Encyclopedia.Kdkatpir2 17:31, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete unless sourced - the article is currently unsourced except by the TV station's website. Multiple independent sources attesting to the notability of the subject are required. A good place to start would be with the awards he supposedly won. Otto4711 17:39, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep Why doesn't someone with this large amount of talent and experience not deserve a Wikipedia page? 172.144.170.140 21:11, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Strong Delete it seems as only KDKA's people have wiki pages. Strong Delete, per nom --TREYWiki 21:11, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
    • Comment KD LVR is defending these to death, only because he made them. A quick look at his user page, and it seems he is taking ownership of articles.(WP:OWN)--TREYWiki 21:14, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
    • Comment I did not construct these pages about award winning journalists to have them deleted a week after they were made!Kd lvr 21:30, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
      • Comment Kd lvr is a sock of Kdkatpir2 or vise versa. So ALL of his comments are invalid.--TREYWiki 21:36, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
      • Comment Again, this is not true. Please see user page for detatils. Kd lvr 21:44, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
      • Comment - User:Kd lvr and User:Kdkatpir2 were created within 3 hours of each other on September 18th, 2006. User:Kdkatpir2 at 16:49 and User:Kd lvr at 19:19. Look at the edit times as well. No edits happen at the same time. - SVRTVDude (VT) 21:52, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete per nom. I agree with the nomination, and I want to ask seriously what our guidelines are for inclusion of local media personalities. Several people have mentioned the awards this anchor has won---but who gave out those awards, and are those organizations themselves notable? What are the standards for media and press awards in the area of local news in small and medium sized markets? I cannot claim to know, but I think we should find out before claiming that is reason enough for articles of this type to be kept. As I said earlier, all the cheerleading for KDKA aside, what is notable about a local news anchor? ---Charles 22:01, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep There is no Wikipedia policy that "local television news anchors do not warrant individual pages." If you want this to be a policy, then discuss it with the community. KP Botany 01:10, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete as copyvio of [1]. I disagree with the original reasoning of the nom, but further investigation reveals that nearly every page for these KDKA anchors is a cut-and-paste from their official station bios. That would warrant deleting the lot, notable or not. DarkAudit 03:35, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete per DarkAudit. Arbustoo 04:28, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment I should at least be given more time than 5 days to gather more information. Kd lvr 14:11, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment Please see The Proposed Community Ban for Kd lvr and Kdkatpir2. Think of their comments invalid. --TREYWiki 15:12, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment This is not true! I am tired of these LIES! --Kdkatpir2 19:15, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment The above user has gotten more sockpuppets than just User:Kd lvr, look out for User:WTAEchick and IP addresses User:72.95.171.242 and User:71.116.18.135 all of which are coming out of Erie, PA. - SVRTVDude (VT) 19:19, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Oh, of course. Now that you realized I'm not his sock, your saying someone else is? I really think you and your little prods are getting old- and fast. Plus, David doesn't even live in Erie, so that is just ridiculous. Kd lvr 01:01, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment The proposed community ban has been withdrawn by its originator[2] who opted for an RFCU which was returned as a negative to the accusation of sock puppetry[3] and declined for further review due to lack of evidence. These accusations have been withdrawn or proven false. KP Botany 04:00, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Weak Keep as there is enough notable independent sources on him: feature in the Post Gazette about his battle with polio ([4]) and interview in Virginia Tech student paper [5]. If someone can find more in Lexis-Nexis, that could justify inclusion. Calwatch 04:08, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep as notable enough to warrant an article. It needs work, but that is not a good reason to delete. Wikipedia is a work in progress. DickClarkMises 15:59, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete for the same reason as Ken Rice - also up for AfD. No notability outside of Pittsburgh, and nobody would know anything of her him unless they watch the news on that TV station in Pittsburgh. Did she he appear on national television reporting on events of national or global importance and earn a Pulitzer or Nobel Prize or something? Or did she he accidently set her his hair on fire while reporting on the importance of changing the batteries in the home smoke detectors, and thus make it to global acclaim on YouTube and eBaum's world? Did she he do anything that gets her him out of the WP:HOLE class of people-articles, from the perspective of folks not living in Pittsburgh and watching the local news there? No? Then delete. --T-dot (Talk | contribs) 12:35, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
Further Comment - per WP:BIO - criteria for notability of people for articles include things like:
  • The person has received significant recognized awards or honors.
  • Wide name recognition.
  • The person made a widely recognized contribution that is part of the enduring historical record in their specific field.
  • Multiple features in credible news media.
--T-dot (Talk | contribs) 15:04, 4 May 2007 (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.