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The result was delete. Sandstein 07:08, 8 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Z.D. Smith

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This subject fails WP:GNG because independent reliable sources are not forthcoming, let alone to the extent that they might support an encyclopedic biography. Alternative criteria at WP:NACTOR are decidedly not in favor of this subject's notability: insignificant roles in more notable films, more significant roles in relatively insignificant films. WP:ANYBIO is also far away. It's WP:TOOSOON to call this subject notable. JFHJr (㊟) 08:40, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 14:06, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Hard to do searches on a name like Matt Smith or even Z.D. Smith (I used the latter), but I can't find any coverage in the mainstream press on this person. IMDb seems to reflect what the nom says, that Smith either has small roles or perhaps bigger roles but in non-notable films. Even with edits by the subject himself, the article has no reliable, secondary sources that discuss the subject himself. There's only one source in the entire article, and it's about one of the non-notable movies (I couldn't read what the source article says as Wayback wasn't working when I tried). Even the subject admits, he's trying to promote himself.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:30, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Comment — Aside from the brilliant message on my talk page, a look at the edits by Zedudems (talk · contribs) indicates a single purpose account for self-promotion across related pages. That's not a great reason for deletion on its own, but it's additive and explains why the article even exists in the first place. JFHJr (㊟) 17:45, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete per nomination. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 04:58, 3 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete for lack of notability. I checked the references listed in the article. None were reliable secondary sources. I then did my own online search and did not find any reliable secondary sources about Z.D.Smith.Coaster92 (talk) 04:45, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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