Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Michael Kaplan (actor)

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. - Mailer Diablo 17:59, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Michael Kaplan (actor)

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Another vanity article by an alleged actor who has appeared as an extra a few times, and as an unnamed character in a DVD sold on its producer's website. It goes out of its way to give "sources" but they're basically the IMDb, which takes submissions from the public (in cases such as this they're basically always written by the subject). There's been a lot of this sort of vanity going around. See also Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Frank Croteau for a recent AFD of a very similar article. R. fiend 22:48, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

• Delete Taking part in a DVD sold on a website does not satisfy WP:NN. Neither does owning a candle factory.--Anthony.bradbury 23:19, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
• Delete doesn't quite meet WP:BIO.--Tainter 01:38, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
• Keep as usual fiend has to lie to get his way! Pretty much everything Mr. fiend has reported above is a lie. He claims that the only source is IMDB lie. He says that he was just been an "extra" a few times - lie. He has held major roles in at least five films. His book is being sold at Amazon as well as at least one of his movies in which he gets second billing. This supposed "unnamed character" is a lie as well. The article on Michael Kaplan is nothing like the deleted article on Frank Croteau. Kaplan is much more notable. As an admin. fiend should be made to tell the truth and no longer lie and use shadows and mirrors to fool people into voting the way he wants. Michael Kaplan is an actor who has appeared in many independent films a couple have aired on televion. He has also been included in some documentaries. I bought one of his films The Deserter in Newbury Comics. I beieve his notability is established hence the reason for beginning this article. He is well known among military enthusiasts too. And no I am not Michael Kaplan nor am I a member of his family or a friend of his, since this would be the next accusation that fiend will try if his predictability continues. Dwain 03:20, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
• Delete. Doesn't even come close to meeting WP:BIO, and the "major roles" are in films barely a cut above home movies. Oh, and Dwain ought to stow the bad faith accusations. --Calton | Talk 08:20, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

Excuse me Calton, or should I say fiend, since you two sound so much alike, but "bad faith" doesn't come into it. He is lying, and he has to know he is lying because he is forming his lies in such a way to get a result. Just like you are lying too in the very same way. So close to Rfiend that it makes me wonder. For you to make the statement that his films are "barely a cut above home movies," is a falsity. Have you ever seen any of the films he has appeared in? If not, then how can you and fiend make these same "home movie" accusations? If you have then tell us which ones. I own one of these films on DVD and it is in no way a home movie. It doesn't even have a low budget indie feel to it and looks very professional. And of course, you don't think it meets wpbio because you always seem to agree with fiend from my previous experience with you. Dwain 16:27, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

• Delete IMDB shows a few bit-parts and one film that we deleted despite Dwain's best efforts as lacking any provable notability. Where are the multiple independent non-trivial reliable sources? Guy (Help!) 10:15, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
• Delete does not establish notability per WP:BIO. Google searches on actors name and the name of any of the productions returns no reliable sources. Nuttah68 11:24, 27 January 2007 (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.