Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jerry DeCaire (2nd nomination)

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The result was delete. Killiondude (talk) 06:19, 3 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Jerry DeCaire[edit]

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Non-notable comic book artist. The article currently has no evidence of notability, and the sources provided in the first AFD are a blog (with a link to nonexistent source) and a soft-news bit with no significant coverage of the subject. Here are the sources currently in the article:

[1] is an interview transcript, not something produced or approved by anyone with a solid reputation in the field. The source itself is a sophisticated fan site.
[2] is solely his publications; no solid coverage.
[3] is a self-published source by a non-expert: again, a sophisticated fan site.

I checked the first five pages of results in Google, both for "Gerald DeCaire" and "Jerry DeCaire", and both in normal results and books. I only found a few items that were worth checking, and none pass as reliable:

[4] Passing mention, and it's published by a self-publisher
[5] News report that's obviously dependent on what DeCaire told the reporter; the reporter is an expert on local events in Dillingham, not an expert on comic book artists.
[6] His appearance in a Michigan database, and like the second source in the article, it's just his publications with no real coverage of the man himself.

Unless someone can find better sources on this person, I see no reason to keep the article. Nyttend (talk) 04:20, 27 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Delete-Eight years have gone by and still no sources? I'll change my vote if someone can come up with a source.--Rusf10 (talk) 04:30, 27 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Comment The sources are few. There's this: [7], and the fact that he's an illustrator for major Marvel publications. But what I'm finding thus far doesn't help much. 2601:188:180:11F0:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 (talk) 04:50, 27 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Similar to the Alaska NPR station, the reporter for this newspaper is an expert on local events in Roseburg, Oregon, not an expert on comic book artists, and his coverage is obviously based on what Declair's told him. Nyttend (talk) 05:00, 27 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Delete total lack of sources that would lead to passing the general notability guidelines.John Pack Lambert (talk) 05:30, 27 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Artists-related deletion discussions. Happy holidays! ^{Babymissfortune} 05:44, 27 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete - Marvel publishes 80+ comics a month, so drawing a few freelance doesn't confer notability. I can find no evidence of awards or works that earned him particular acclaim. I found a few reliable sources, but they're local outlets reporting on a local resident. Fails WP:ARTIST. Argento Surfer (talk) 13:35, 27 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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