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The result was speedy keep Withdrew nomination. No delete !votes. Non admin closure Polargeo (talk) 14:19, 3 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Lynne Latham[edit]

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Proposed deletion declined. Prod tag was as follows: Non notable entertainer / athlete - fails WP:ENT and WP:ATH as well as WP:N. Article creator has a conflict of interests as disclosed in his original post comments, and the WP:EL provided in this article took readers to a site which (among other things) sells books with this article's author listed first Polargeo (talk) 15:06, 30 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comment. Perhaps I'm missing something - seems to meet point one of WP:ENT. If not, please enlighten me as to why not. --Paularblaster 15:23, 30 October 2009 (UTC)

No she does not. Take a closer look at what her roles actually were. Polargeo (talk) 11:46, 31 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

One of 8 Krofftette's in The Brady Bunch Hour; Muse #2 in Xanadu; One of 18 Charkie's Water Ballet Performers in The Great Muppet Caper. She is a dancer, probably a very good one, but not on this evidence a notable one by wikipedia guidelines. Polargeo (talk) 12:43, 31 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Dancers are pretty crucial to films with dance sequences. She was also one out of four "Ding-a-ling Sisters" in at least one season of The Dean Martin Show - each of them each week not only dancing, but also singing, and interacting with the host; it looks to me as though that alone would meet WP:ENT. We have one reliable source already in the article, and signs of more being out there somewhere. A number of sources (this one, for instance) do seem to spell her name "Lynn", though, rather than "Lynne". --Paularblaster 01:50, 1 November 2009 (UTC)

Comment. Please note that there is a notable screenwriter and producer called Lynn Latham, so we can't assume that search results found for that spelling in a TV context are about the dancer. Phil Bridger (talk) 14:26, 1 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

A caution that anybody reading this should surely bear in mind. This is why I restricted the search by adding "Dean Martin Show". And I'm pretty sure the "Lynn Latham" credited as Calliope in Xanadu is not Lynn Latham. --Paularblaster (talk) 16:29, 1 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You are right. Thanks for the link. That now shows she was muse #2 out of 6 muses. Polargeo (talk) 09:34, 2 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I have a suspission that the person who started the stub is her agent (see creation of article) (claim for other entertainer). The user has honestly expressed a conflict of interest. That is why I think it is our duty be particularly thorough on this one. I also disagree that being a member of a chorus/dancing line should automatically be regarded as a significant role in the context of confering notability on an individual. It might be different if she was playing an individually named character. We really need something to show that she is individually noteworthy. ~~If there are more notable Lynne Lathams or we have several confused together this could call for a disambig page. But if we are unable to determine which is which how can we verify the article?~~ Polargeo (talk) 07:51, 2 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

COI would definitely want watching, but there's no very clear indication of it here (the person that wrote the article is citing his own book, which is borderline but not prohibited). --Paularblaster (talk) 21:53, 2 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

withdraw nomination Okay I think the Dean Martin thing covers it. She has significant coverage as an individual for this. Was obviously fancied by many people. Added in with many more minor (non notable) roles I think sufficient notability has been gained. Polargeo (talk) 09:48, 2 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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