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The result was keep. Withdrawn by nominator. –Juliancolton | ^Talk 00:15, 18 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Don Kennedy[edit]

AfDs for this article:

No reliable sources found to verify notability. ProD declined. Note that the previous AfD for Don Kennedy was about a different subject.— X S G 00:33, 11 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. -- TexasAndroid (talk) 03:03, 12 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

*Restore redirect found in this revision - subject is NN but a link to the character he voiced doesn't hurt anything. --ThaddeusB (talk) 01:53, 13 July 2009 (UTC) [reply]

- I disagree with the premise that redirecting from a non-notable subject to something notable doesn't hurt anything. Doing so just doesn't scale. Under that premise, there would be no issues in my finding every bit role performed by anyone and establishing a link back to the Wikipedia article for that performance. The end result would be a rat's nest of names, pointing all over the place. That in and of itself isn't so bad, but when you have a name collision, you suddenly need a disambiguation page and not a redirect. The end result is just such a mess, that it's better practice to strike all non-notable subjects from Wikipedia and make sure that the subjects are searchable in their primary articles. — X S G 03:56, 13 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- I question the lack of notability based on the partial filmography that was added, however I'd like for these to be cited in some fashion, following which I suspect notability will be indisputable. — X S G 05:35, 13 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep and dig for the sources. I just added a partial filmography to Don Kennedy the actor (heck, someone had to try improving it)... and am a bit surprised. This fellow's career is older than I am. The common name "Don Kennedy", and that fact that most of his career predates the internet by a few decades, makes searching for sources about him quite difficult. Does this mean we should not give it our best shot? With some diggging, I found him in VO : tales and techniques of a voice-over actor ISBN 1581152493... so it makes me wonder... just how many of the Don Kennedys found in Google Books might be this fellow who began his career back in 1950? With just a bit of effort, I believe this article can be a worthy addition to Wikipedia. MichaelQSchmidt (talk) 05:36, 13 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Ah. Getting a little easier. In confirming some of his "other works", it seems he also hosted "The Popeye Club", a popular children's show in Atlanta on WSB-TV from 1956 to 1970.[1][2] Using that as an additional search term, I found him in g-news over a 20-year span [3]. Added some to the article. MichaelQSchmidt (talk) 06:15, 13 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per excellent work by MichaelQ --ThaddeusB (talk) 14:29, 13 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep for lifetime achievement and influence. by Mark Dobbs, 13 July 2009 (UTC) Don is the host of Big Band Jump, a weekly syndicated radio show heard on over 200 stations, and now in its 17th year. Site URL is http://www.bigbandjump.com/bbjhome.html. Don also co-founded and owned WKLS FM radio station in Atlanta. He set up and served as president for both Georgia and Florida State News Networks.

For a brief look at Don's many achievements, please visit the Georgia radio Hall of Fame page: http://www.georgiaradiohalloffame.org/07%20CAI%20DON%20KENNEDY.htm —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.253.4.10 (talk) 17:07, 13 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - I think it's my prerogative to withdraw the AfD nomination, which I intend to do presently. This guy is clearly notable, now. — X S G 19:31, 13 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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