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The result was delete. Sandstein 22:06, 7 December 2020 (UTC)
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An article about a TV actor, sourced only to IMDb (not WP:RS) since 2008. He has only appeared in supporting roles. A WP:BEFORE search turned up a couple of soap opera fansites, and this news item; which is not only tabloid journalism, but even local newspaper tabloid journalism. Fails WP:NACTOR, WP:NBLP and WP:GNG. Narky Blert ( talk) 09:32, 30 November 2020 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of England-related deletion discussions. Spiderone 09:43, 30 November 2020 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. Spiderone 09:43, 30 November 2020 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. Spiderone 09:44, 30 November 2020 (UTC)
- Delete It is far past time we stopped allowing any articles to stand sourced only to IMDb. IMDb is notorious for falsely conflating as one multiple people with the same name among other problems. It has also on occasion created pages on entirely fictional actresses and actors that it treated as real.
John Pack Lambert (
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- I've also seen at least two instances of split filmographies for a single actor.
- Category:Articles sourced by IMDb has 151 subcategories dating back to 2007. Such articles will never disappear of their own accord. They need researching (10-15 minutes work minimum) and, if appropriate, nominating (creating work for other editors). I've saved a few; I've also nominated others which have been saved by good WP:HEY work. Narky Blert ( talk) 17:51, 30 November 2020 (UTC)
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