Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Martin Collins

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The result was delete. A slight consensus that the sources do not meet WP:SIGCOV. King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 05:23, 8 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Martin Collins

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Article is very short; has no citations apart from two links, one of which does not appear to have any information about the subject. (Note: I am quite new to nominating pages for deletion so I apologise if I have done this the wrong way). Blanchey (talk) 20:19, 24 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Comment I suggest you read WP:BEFORE as articles are not typically deleted based on how many references are in the article but how many references on the subject might exist. ― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{Blaze Wolf#6545} 20:26, 24 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

BlazeWolf Thanks, that’s good to know. I’ll have a read. Blanchey (talk) 20:29, 24 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Radio and United Kingdom. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 20:30, 24 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete unless reliable independent sources devoting significant coverage of this person can be found. Currently, this is an unreferenced biography of a living person, which is a policy violation. The external links are not independent and are of negligible value. Cullen328 (talk) 02:17, 25 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Cullen328: The article is no longer an unsourced BLP (though I agree with you on non-notability). VickKiang (talk) 01:49, 31 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. This is a WP:BLP with no inline citations, with the current external links being non-independent. My WP:BEFORE search could not find reliable, independent, and non-trivial sources demonstrating a passing of WP:NBASIC or other NBIO criteria. VickKiang (talk) 05:01, 25 January 2023 (UTC) I stand by my vote. (Note: I have also altered my comment's format) I am still at delete despite the improvements one week ago. This new reference is a short one sentence mention, this reference appears to be a short routine announcement that mentions Martin three times, once while listing current reporters, and then in a short paragraph. The reference from The Guardian, while reliable, mentions Martin once,TV and radio presenter Paul Coia is to replace Martin Collins as the drivetime host of London's Smooth Radio. I do not believe these sources meet non-triviality per WP:NBASIC or other NBIO criteria referred below (presumably also including WP:CREATIVE and WP:ANYBIO), but this is of course my opinion. Thanks. VickKiang (talk) 01:34, 31 January 2023 (UTC); edited 04:39, 4 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep I have added some independent references and have updated it. Therefore, there is now no reason to delete it.Rillington (talk) 04:23, 28 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: Per Cullen328 and VickKiang. Non-notable radio personality, one among many thousands on the roughly 43,973 radio stations. -- Otr500 (talk) 10:48, 28 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment Martin has worked at a national radio station and currently works at what is effectively a national station. This makes him notable. Rillington (talk) 10:37, 30 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: Article is good enough to pass WP:BIO with improvements done by Rillington. ASTIG️🎉 _{(HAPPY 2023)} 00:30, 31 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I stand by my recommendation to delete. There is a complete lack of significant coverage of Collins in the three references now in the article, and the third reference lacks independence. Passing mentions do not make a person notable. Cullen328 (talk) 01:56, 31 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 22:58, 31 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Meets WP:BIO per WP:HEY. SBKSPP (talk) 01:09, 4 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete I concur with Cullen328. The three references make only passing references to the subject. People here have searched for actual significant references, but they have not found any. Not even close to meeting WP:HEY. -- MelanieN (talk) 01:33, 8 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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