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The result was keep‎. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 00:09, 31 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Comedian Marcus[edit]

Comedian Marcus (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log | edits since nomination)

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Not notable, sources include (1) death certificate search that returns 500 error, (2) a review of the subject's work and discussion, (3) passing mention subject and review of song, (4) coverage of a play (that mentions cast only by first name so I have to assume this is about the subject), and then (5) one mentioned as attribution to a work. 1 out of 5 on a source review.
Cumulatively, these don't meet WP:SIGCOV or WP:SUSTAINED withdrawn microbiologyMarcus ^{(petri dish·growths)} 17:50, 23 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Actors and filmmakers, India, and Goa. Owen× ☎ 18:34, 23 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Redirect to Tiatr#Past_tiatrists with the one extensive source about his work that the nominator has Identified (The Navhind Times). He is listed there and the target article lacks sources. (Note: I am not familiar with this type of theater, so if he is found notable after all, feel free to discard my comment). -My, oh my! (Mushy Yank) 01:34, 24 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

--> keep. WP:HEY and arguments and sources presented by The Discoverer below. Thanks.-My, oh my! (Mushy Yank) 22:07, 28 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete: Not a shred of Notability. Maliner (talk) 15:42, 24 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Redirect as per User:Mushy Yank (adding Marcus's name to the list of past tiatrists). This page is obviously a labor of love for User:Rejoy2003. Comedian Marcus was clearly an accomplished person and I would love to have seen him perform. I hope you will find other spaces to memorialize him and his achievements. Llajwa (talk) 20:51, 26 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  Per User:The Discoverer below, I withdraw my redirect and switch to Keep. Llajwa (talk) 17:26, 28 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep The article has many more references now in comparison to the time when it was nominated. Admittedly, several of these references have only passing mentions of the subject, but this is a complete article in a mainstream newspaper focussed on the subject. These four: [1], [2], [3], [4], are records of recognition accorded to him, while another newspaper article praises his performance in a play. I think that these are sufficient to establish the notability for an artist who performs in a language that has very little presence in the online and offline publishing world. The Discoverer (talk) 16:04, 28 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep, withdrawn above, the article has received significant improvement. I'm bookmarking this to point to in the future in case people are curious as to the good that can come from AfD! microbiologyMarcus ^{(petri dish·growths)} 14:38, 29 January 2024 (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.