Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mike Bivins

Mike Bivins

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PROD-ed because I do not see the article's subject meeting WP:JOURNALIST. Page author contested PROD by stating Bivins met WP:GNG for significant coverage in reliable sources but to me the coverage in most sources seems trivial (merely mentioning he was there and filming video for Periscope streaming). RA0808 ^talk _contribs 17:54, 8 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Keep, as Bivins' has been covered in the Washington Post, which is one of the nation's biggest newspapers but perhaps Bivins' entry should be reorganized to mention that he is notable for his protest coverage, and has been sought out for his opinions on protests, as seen in this video where he is interviewed by the news about his footage that showed a blogger pulling a gun on black lives matter protesters.

Did you read the The Inlander (newspaper) article about Bivins? Inlander does 50,000+ copies, and they went into detail about his work, inspirations, and other things. To me, trivial is a box score, or a one word mention of a person. This is not the case with him. Here is another article about Bivins. I'm going to update the article. Mercury does 45,000 copies by the way. Another news channel had Bivins call into their live show to be interviewed about another experience reporting on protests at Portland's city hall. Pittsburghangelsforever (talk) 21:37, 8 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia requires significant coverage. I'm not at all sure two articles in local newspapers meet that requirement. Kleuske (talk) 22:09, 8 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Washington Post is not a local paper. Neither is the Inlander. Those are a long way from Oregon. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/11/11/violence-erupts-in-portland-riot-as-anti-trump-protests-continue-in-cities-across-the-nation/?utm_term=.8ded672d93e8

http://www.inlander.com/spokane/the-live-wire/Content?oid=2950780utm_term=.41313b98313f Pittsburghangelsforever (talk) 22:13, 8 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

He was mentioned in passing by the Wash. Post. That's not significant coverage. Kleuske (talk) 22:33, 8 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. RA0808 ^talk _contribs 17:55, 8 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Journalism-related deletion discussions. RA0808 ^talk _contribs 17:55, 8 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Oregon-related deletion discussions. RA0808 ^talk _contribs 17:55, 8 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note - Pittsburghangelsforever, the article's creator, has blatantly WP:CANVASed here. I have no opinion on this AfD. John from Idegon (talk) 23:06, 8 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

That was an accident and was swiftly corrected. I appreciate your input. Pittsburghangelsforever (talk) 23:17, 8 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]