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The result was keep, also withdrawn (although this is inconsequential as the AfD was closed on its' merits anyways). Also, kudos to ElectricEye for the rewrite. Daniel.Bryant ^{[ T · C ]} 09:28, 8 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Spero Dedes

I nominated this article for deletion on 1/2/2007 after the mini-controversy about his mistakes broadcasting a game was mentioned on the biographies of living persons board. If the only thing notable about him is that he made some mistakes while boadcasting a football game he is probably not notable enough for a WP bio. Steve Dufour 15:00, 2 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No on Deletion Spero Dedes is the play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers. I'd say that's pretty notable. MattyFridays 15:10, 2 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Our criteria are Wikipedia:Criteria for inclusion of biographies. Please explain, citing sources, how this person satisfies them. Uncle G 15:13, 2 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  - As he is a media personality for one of the biggest sports franchises in the country, would it fall under the "sportsperson" criterion (performing in a league, as he's an employee of the Lakers) or television personality (employee of the NFL as part of the NFL Network)? MattyFridays 15:34, 2 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete or provide more proof of notibility. --Electric Eye (talk) 01:49, 3 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
~~weak~~ Keep the article needs a better balance. Right now most of the article is about his "mistake" and therefore the presentation is not NPOV. --ElectricEye (talk) 03:04, 3 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep The article has been much improved and more cites given for his notability. I still think he is not really important enough for a WP bio, if the standards about that were really being followed. However they are not and many people less important than Mr. Dedes have bios here so I would vote to let his stay. Steve Dufour 17:26, 3 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Borderline non-notable, but these kinds of guys usually have a following in their local markets. Paxsimius 05:22, 7 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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+The result was '''keep, also withdrawn''' (although this is inconsequential as the AfD was closed on its' merits anyways). Also, [[kudos]] to ElectricEye for the rewrite. '''[[User:Daniel.Bryant|Daniel.Bryant]] <sup>[&nbsp;[[User talk:Daniel.Bryant|T]]&nbsp;·&nbsp;[[Special:Contributions/Daniel.Bryant|C]]&nbsp;]</sup>''' 09:28, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
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 I nominated this article for deletion on 1/2/2007 after the mini-controversy about his mistakes broadcasting a game was mentioned on the biographies of living persons board.  If the only thing notable about him is that he made some mistakes while boadcasting a football game he is probably not notable enough for a WP bio. [[User:Steve Dufour|Steve Dufour]] 15:00, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
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 *'''Keep'''  The article has been much improved and more cites given for his notability.  I still think he is not really important enough for a WP bio, if the standards about that were really being followed.  However they are not and many people less important than Mr. Dedes have bios here so I would vote to let his stay.  [[User:Steve Dufour|Steve Dufour]] 17:26, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
 *'''Keep'''  Borderline non-notable, but these kinds of guys usually have a following in their local markets.  [[User:Paxsimius|Paxsimius]] 05:22, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
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