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The result was keep, nom withdrawn. NAC. Cliff smith ^talk 16:37, 13 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Non-notable actor; article created by a single-purpose account. Prod contested by IP, which might be the same user. Erpert (let's talk about it) 06:58, 12 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 14:19, 12 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep and improve. Yes, he appears to fail WP:ENT, but meets notability through WP:GNG for things other than acting. Yes, its newbie author User:Montysmobile apparently has a WP:COI... but I won't hold it against the author since now that the article is here it belongs to the project. As a sidebar, it could easily seem that every new editor would appear to be a WP:SPA... until they make more than a few edits and move on to other articles. In his newbieness, the author simply picked the wrong thing for which to assert a notability. Keeping in mind that the article is now Wikipedia's, I looked at it on its own merits... judging the message rather than the messenger, and looked toward possibilities. Given: the original sorry stub article mentioned two films he's completed, and two un-named films he is currently working in. But in digging a bit, I learned that his notability is found elsewhere and for other things. Using the author's username as a clue, a search for sources finds this individual has greater notability as an individual involved in U.K. and India mobile media, and who is also a tech journalist with a long-running column in Times of India,[1][2][3][4] but who has also had some roles in Bollywood films. As the fellow meets WP:GNG for things other than his acting, the article will need expansion and sourcing to change its focus... with perhaps only a sourced mention of his acting set in context to his overall career in other fields. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 19:45, 12 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Note Article improvements have begun, and what started as three meager and unsourced sentences[5] is becoming something more encyclopedic and far better sourced.[6] And yes... more work will be done. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 00:32, 13 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
• Due to Schmidt's improvements, I withdraw the nomination. Erpert (let's talk about it) 06:02, 13 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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