Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/John Branyan

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 keep. The re-write has enproved it enough to save it Ronhjones ^(Talk) 00:08, 18 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

John Branyan

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The article does not meet the requirements of WP:BIO. Ash (talk) 11:03, 4 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy Delete as spam. Edward321 (talk) 23:20, 6 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Tim Song (talk) 01:26, 11 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Sources do exist about this person, but this article is written in a purely promotional style with no sources provided. If someone wanted to write a proper encyclopedia article about the subject, they would basically have to start from scratch, which they should be free to do if they believe they can properly establish notability. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 06:14, 11 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. The references listed at this Google News search ought to be added to the article. - Eastmain (talk) 14:57, 11 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I agree that, as written, the article can be speedied as spam. That said, it's a short enough stub that I think it can be rescued, if anybody wants to. I've tagged it for such, and we'll see. Ray^Talk 19:38, 11 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Keep. I rewrote the article but still not sure if it meets WP:GNG would like to hear other opinions, I could go either way. He seems like a big name in Christian comedy and his writing and starring in Crazy Love may put him over the top. J04n(talk page) 17:56, 12 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. The version as rewritten by J04n is much better. -- Eastmain (talk) 21:02, 12 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep I click the Google news link at the top of the AFD, and this comedian gets coverage. AFD is not the place to clean things up. If you have a problem with an article, tag and discuss it on the article's talk page. Dream Focus 19:38, 13 December 2009 (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.