Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Thomas Ormson (2nd nomination)

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The result was no consensus.  Sandstein  15:00, 11 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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I believe that this article fails WP:ENT. As per this, "Has had significant roles in multiple notable films, television shows, stage performances, or other productions", the subject of this article has only had one role in Coronation Street and appeared as a guest on a daytime show. I cannot see that there is anything worth keeping in this article, I suggest either redirecting to David Platt (Coronation Street) or just deleting this article. 5 albert square (talk) 18:29, 13 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 21:22, 13 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of England-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 21:22, 13 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete and Redirect to David Platt (Coronation Street) as none of this is better for WP:ENTERTAINER. SwisterTwister talk 22:03, 13 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment Found some passing mentions. I have added this to the article.--TheDomain (talk) 05:02, 14 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete or redirect, fails WP:ENT. AnemoneProjectors 07:55, 14 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep for role in U.K's first or second most popular series for 10 years solid,WP: ENT are only guidelines, his national newspaper coverage passes WP:BASIC Atlantic306 (talk) 23:44, 15 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep - I completely get all the delete !votes. And I understand how strictly applying the guidelines at WP:NACTOR lead you to that decision. That being said, the guy was a regular on a television show for 10 years. A very popular television show. If William Christopher's only role was as the chaplain on M*A*S*H, I'd say that was good enough (and he only appeared in 218 episodes). That being said, I've never seen the show, so I don't know how significant a role it is, but the fact that it's notable enough to have its own Wikipedia page, it's probably a decent role. Although, it looks like most of that article is post-Ormson, so if he was merely a glorified extra for those 10 years, than I'd rethink my !vote. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 00:53, 7 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment @Onel5969: I didn't watch the show when Ormson was it in but it looks like he was in it from a baby to about 10 years old. Most child characters in that age range tend to be "glorified extras" which is why they end up being recast. These 10 years of the character are summarised by a single paragraph in David Platt (Coronation Street)#Storylines, so it looks like that's probably the case. I don't know if he had a speaking part at any point. AnemoneProjectors 11:03, 8 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
    • Response to comment - That's precisely my point AnemoneProjectors, I'm not sure. He may have been a glorified extra, or he might have had a part more akin to that of the Olsen twins on Full House. If it's the former, doesn't deserve an article, if its the latter, he does. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 13:00, 8 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
      • I wonder if letting Coronation Street editors know about this AFD might help. AnemoneProjectors 13:48, 8 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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