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The result was merge to A Prairie Home Companion. Stifle (talk) 12:44, 1 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Richard Dworsky[edit]

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Appears to be pretty much a cut and paste from subject's web site at http://www.richarddworsky.com/bio.html The Ukulele Dude - Aggie80 (talk) 13:16, 31 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete - No evidence of notability. Fails WP:RADIO. Ashbeckjonathan (talk) 21:42, 3 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 00:38, 8 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: I disagree on the issue of notability. We're talking about the "Prairie Home Companion" juggernaut, and since 1984. Want to bet there are profiles of the guy? However, the article as it is is useless, as it's non-encyclopedic in every possible way. As the nominator says, it's "cute": a cut and paste of the subject's personal page, a lede that speaks in impressionistic terms, and claims that are buried at the end. The subject should almost certainly have an article, given the staggering audience (multiplied by the decades), but this article is dreadful. Hithladaeus (talk) 11:45, 8 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I searched for Richard Dworsky at the StarTribune and City Pages and found no profiles. In fact, only a handful of mentions of him in PHC articles. And it looks like he would be just web competent enough to include a link to the story on his website if there was a profile of him. Mnnlaxer (talk) 19:13, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Comment. I've reverted to a version before the cut paste from his web site. No copyright violations allowed. duffbeerforme (talk) 11:14, 10 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to the show he is on, lacks independent notability. duffbeerforme (talk) 11:15, 10 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Merge to A Prairie Home Companion. Content is verifiable. See this search for starters. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 10:01, 16 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Merge as suggested by NA1000. He's marginally notable, and then only for the radio show. Bearian (talk) 20:16, 17 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 04:14, 19 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Merge to A Prairie Home Companion although it looks like all the news mentions of him are just listing his name in PHC articles. Mnnlaxer (talk) 19:13, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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