Talk:David McKay (adult studio owner)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

	LGBT Portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject LGBT studies, which tries to ensure comprehensive and factual coverage of all LGBT related issues on Wikipedia. For more information, or to get involved, visit the project page.
Start	This article has been rated as Start-class on the quality scale.

This article must adhere to the policy on biographies of living persons. Controversial material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libellous. If such material is repeatedly inserted or if there are other concerns relative to this policy, report it on the living persons biographies noticeboard.

	This article is within the scope of WikiProject Biography. For more information, visit the project page.	Biography Portal
Stub	This article has been rated as Stub-Class on the project's quality scale. [FAQ]

[edit] Notability

I would argue that this article is notable. Studio 2000, the adult film company which McKay now co-owns, is is one of the largest such companies in the United States. Only Falcon Entertainment, Channel 1 Releasing/All Worlds Video, Titan Media and Bel Ami are larger American companies of this nature. Studio 2000 was founded by two legendary directors of gay adult film, Scott Masters and John Travis. McKay is only the second owner of the studio, which is a significant generational change.

McKay has been quoted a number of times in industry trade publications—including the largest and most respected such publication, Adult Video News. McKay has also been quoted in local GLBTQ newspapers, such as In Newsweekly in Boston, Massachusetts. Although not a wide number of secondary sources exist which mention McKay in the short time (12 months) in which he has led the studio, all the secondary sources are reliable, intellectually independent of McKay, and independent of McKay. Because depth of coverage is lacking, multiple independent sources have been cited.

McKay is not an adult film performer, so Wikipedia:Notability (pornographic actors) would not necessarily apply. However, under his leadership, Studio 2000 was nominated for an award this year at the GayVN awards, he has clearly undertaken innovative organizational intiatives (the Web affiliate program, the members-only site), has participated in controversial events (the ICANN-proposed .XXX domain issue), and has been mentioned (see above) by credible news media.

All told, I would conclude this meets the standards for notability. - Tim1965 16:14, 16 April 2007 (UTC)