Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Roger Kirk (presenter)
- 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.
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Roger Kirk (presenter)
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Article about a radio presenter which does not establish notability. Poorly written. The only sources cited are a profile on a defunct media website and a forum thread. Flip Format (talk) 20:15, 5 August 2022 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: People, Radio, and United Kingdom. Flip Format (talk) 20:15, 5 August 2022 (UTC)
Keep: There are other sources available of his on-air work, including audio of him launching Magic 828. However Wikipedia says the source is blacklisted. I shall try to find alternative sources to further demonstrate his notability and would ask for time to do this. Rillington (talk) 12:15, 9 August 2022 (UTC)
- Comment: Wikipedia isn't a directory of everyone who's ever appeared on UK local radio. This person isn't notable just because he was the first voice on a station - if anything, that merits the passing mention it gets under Greatest Hits Radio West Yorkshire and no more. If good quality, reliable sources can be found then I'm happy to withdraw these local radio DJ nominations - but having appeared on a local radio station isn't in itself notable. He appears to be yet another jobbing local DJ who has bounced from station to station over a career - this is material that would suit a radio fan site but isn't currently encyclopedia material. Flip Format (talk) 14:29, 9 August 2022 (UTC)
- Comment: Reference now added and I think there are others that can be added to allay any concerns about a lack of references. And just because someone has worked at a number of different stations it does not mean that they are not notable enough for an article on Wikipedia. Rillington (talk) 13:15, 10 August 2022 (UTC)
- Comment: I've now added an additional reference to further demonstrate his notability. Rillington (talk) 13:38, 11 August 2022 (UTC)
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, RL0919 (talk) 20:23, 12 August 2022 (UTC)
- Delete per nom. Handmeanotherbagofthemchips (talk) 15:32, 13 August 2022 (UTC)
- Comment: You said delete per nom. One argument for deletion was a lack of independent sources. I have now added even more independent sources. I've also removed some subjective content to further improve the article. Rillington (talk) 10:23, 15 August 2022 (UTC)
- I still stand by my vote, consider it the exact same rationale as the editor exactly below me. Handmeanotherbagofthemchips (talk) 17:09, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
- Delete I do not see "independent sources" here - there are two recordings of his show, one entry in MediaUK which appears to be a listing of everyone in the broadcast business, and a list of his BBC shows. The first two are not about him, the BBC one is a mere list of shows, and the MediaUK is a minimal bio. I don't find other sources but if there are some in UK media publications then those should be added and we should be pinged here. Lamona (talk) 21:24, 16 August 2022 (UTC)
- Keep Meets WP:BIO with sources added to the article by Rillington. They're reliable and in-depth enough IMV. SBKSPP (talk) 00:12, 17 August 2022 (UTC)]
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz Read! Talk! 22:34, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
- 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.