Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jonathan Rand

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. Can be userfied via WP:REFUND for improvement. Sandstein 06:53, 29 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Jonathan Rand

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No third-party sources. Fails WP:NBIO. shoy (reactions) 19:16, 5 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. shoy (reactions) 19:23, 5 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Theatre-related deletion discussions. shoy (reactions) 19:23, 5 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Comment, there are a couple of refs in the article and I found a couple more [1] and [2]. Szzuk (talk) 21:48, 12 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Courcelles (talk) 02:47, 13 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. on the basis of the sources--this is a truly niche catehory of authorship, and I'm willing to stretch our guidelines a little to include it. DGG ( talk ) 22:02, 20 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 08:38, 21 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Delete I'm sympathetic to DGG's vote, but after a thorough WP:BEFORE search, I have no idea how to flesh out this article based on the available sources. I've seen several different websites repeat the same one-liner about how his plays are the most produced in high schools across America. This could be true, but I can't verify it, and honestly I'm surprised how little is out there for someone with such a successful claim. There are a couple audio clips as well, but they are also promotional for his company. My delete vote is strong, but without prejudice. SportingFlyer talk 18:17, 21 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Although the current article does appear to fail the NBIO standard, given the few citations listed, there are sufficient reliable independent sources supporting the notability of this individual. I would like to do some work on this article to bring it up to Wikipedia's standards. — Preceding unsigned comment added by RhondaLH (talk • contribs) 20:35, 23 April 2018 (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.