Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/J. Dean McClain
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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 Delete. Tiptoety talk 15:51, 25 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- J. Dean McClain (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) (delete) – (View log)
Unreferenced, orphaned article which fails to establish why this person is notable. Zero verifiable 3rd party references. Rtphokie (talk) 03:52, 20 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Weak keep. I found a couple refs, and this is the sort of subject and timeframe that probably has more offline refs than online ones. Called "pioneering", at least in his market, seems to be a claim of notability, along with the multi-market Hall of Fame nom. Shawisland (talk) 04:36, 20 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment Where are these refs? Can you add them to the article, or at least mention them here so another editor can add them to the article?--Rtphokie (talk) 11:59, 20 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Radio-related deletion discussions. -- the wub "?!" 12:51, 20 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete. Non-notable. Having a link to an obit doesn't prove notability. I don't think being on a ballot of nominees for the "Texas Radio Hall of Fame" makes one notable.--Celtus (talk) 10:54, 21 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete. Being a nominee for a regional Hall of Fame isn't notable, and being the host of a possibly notable radio show isn't either.
As Shawisland said, there might be offline references with significant coverage about him as host of that show though, but as it is I think it fails WP:BIO. --Amalthea (talk) 11:12, 22 July 2008 (UTC)[reply] - Weak Delete. He sounds notable from reading the obituary, but if that's all that can be provided as a reference, he really isn't. Someone important enough for an article should have done something worth noting in their lifetime - if such references can be provided, I'll change my mind, but otherwise this should be deleted. Terraxos (talk) 04:36, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- 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.