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The result was delete. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 11:03, 30 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Chris Thomas (author)[edit]

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This page has an inordinate number of footnotes, but they are almost all vague (the name of a regional newspaper with the year of publication) and they appear to be nothing more than minor mentions. Aside from these, there is mention of a couple of minor written works which appear to be self-published or (in the case of the Doctor Who story) part of a self-published anthology; an award (the Peter Kemeny Achievement Award) which only seems to be mentioned in mirrors of this site; and his unsuccessful attempt to run for mayor in South Perth. In addition, the page was created and has mainly been edited by an editor with few other edits and a string of deleted WP pages, which makes me wonder if there's a COI going on here. ~dom Kaos~ (talk) 09:13, 23 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 09:30, 23 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Australia-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 09:30, 23 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. This was on my watchlist so I'd assumed he'd be notable, but wow, there's really not much there. So many of the references are to suburban Perth weekly papers, and some of the framing is a bit hopeful ("he's received acting awards! we won't mention they're in Mandurah". The most notable thing here is that the Kalgoorlie Miner liked his short story. The Drover's Wife (talk) 09:33, 23 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Recognition is generally limited to his local area, almost all sources are suburban or community newspapers. WWGB (talk) 03:39, 26 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. Doing a ProQuest database search on Australian and New Zealand newspaper articles (considerably more thorough than a google online search) I could only find 1 article mentioning Thomas, and although it was in The Weekend Australian (a national broadsheet) it was not substantial coverage and barely more than name listing ("Australian actor Chris Thomas, however, was well-versed, launching an aggressive campaign for an audition. Thomas claimed he was capable of "the enigmatic, eccentric approach"").

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