Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Junior Simpson

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) –Davey2010^Talk 03:23, 5 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Junior Simpson

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Seemingly clear non-notable locally known entertainer as my searches at Books, News, browsers and Highbeam found nothing better than a few expected links and certainly nothing for better notability and improvement. This is even borderline speedy and PROD material but I always like AfD comments anyway. Notifying speedy decliner DESiegel in case he had any input. SwisterTwister talk 22:27, 20 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep. Pretty clearly notable. Well known in the UK for his stand-up, TV, and film appearances. If we're defining being well known in the UK as 'locally known' then the project has lost all hope. --Michig (talk) 09:34, 21 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Delete fails notability. Eden's Apple (talk) 17:54, 27 November 2015 (UTC) — Eden's Apple (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]

How, exactly? He is a well known comedian who was part of The Real McCoy sketch show, has appeared on stand up TV shows such as Live at Jongleurs, Red Light Comedy: Live from Amsterdam, has been a celebrity guest/panellist on Never Mind the Buzzcocks (3 times), Blankety Blank, A Question of TV, Big Brother's Big Mouth, The Comic Side of 7 Days, The One Show, and then there's the half-hour BBC special Respect: A Felix Dexter Special. Pretty obviously notable, and I'm wondering why nobody else seems able to find any of this. Or is nobody else really trying? --Michig (talk) 18:08, 27 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Michig (talk · contribs), "Or is nobody else really trying?" Agreed. The subject is clearly notable. Cunard (talk) 00:48, 28 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per the significant coverage in reliable sources.
1. Logan, Brian (2002-08-20). "All white on the night". theguardian.com. Archived from the original on 2015-11-28. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
  The article notes:
2. Daswani, Mansha (1999-01-08). "A trip to the loo launches comic career". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 2015-11-28. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
  The article discusses his beginning as a comedian:
  The article covers his career:
3. Hale, Natalie (2007-12-13). "Festive cheer". Bristol Post. Archived from the original on 2015-11-28. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
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4. Hale, Natalie (2006-08-17). "Ticking all the boxes". Bristol Post. Archived from the original on 2015-11-28. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
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5. Phillips, Melissa (2004-03-10). "Comedy Is a 'Lonely' Job". Guardian Messenger. Archived from the original on 2015-11-28. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
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6. "Accidental comedian". Hendon Times. Times. Archived from the original on 2015-11-28. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
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7. Bennett, Steve (2002-09-01). "Junior Simpson: Living proof that style often triumphs over content". Chortle. Archived from the original on 2015-11-28. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
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8. "Junior Simpson and others to appear in comedy night at Hertford Theatre". Hertfordshire Mercury. 2014-03-04. Archived from the original on 2015-11-28. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
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9. Hirst, Andrew (2014-01-03). "Comedian Junior Simpson heading for Hebden Bridge". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Archived from the original on 2015-11-28. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
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There is sufficient coverage in reliable sources to allow Junior Simpson to pass Wikipedia:Notability#General notability guideline, which requires "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject".
Cunard (talk) 00:48, 28 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, KTC (talk) 00:50, 28 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per Cunard. Passage of GNG has been demonstrated through publication of multiple instances of substantial coverage in independent sources of presumed reliability. Carrite (talk) 16:00, 30 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Not arguing with the refs provided in this afd. Szzuk (talk) 20:31, 1 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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