Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/John Shea (playwright)

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The result was speedy keep. (non-admin closure) –Davey2010^Talk 03:32, 3 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

John Shea (playwright)

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Delete as non-notable under WP:WRITER. Quis separabit? 03:54, 10 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

NOMINATION WITHDRAWN AS OF NOW UPON IMPROVEMENTS MADE TO ARTICLE. Quis separabit? 15:51, 2 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 18:31, 11 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Arts-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 18:31, 11 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete no evidence of passing notability guidelines for writers.John Pack Lambert (talk) 21:13, 13 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, j⚛e decker ^talk 04:08, 17 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, NORTH AMERICA¹⁰⁰⁰ 15:36, 24 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Keep readily sourceable with a quick search. Writers (and the theaters that produce them) should log on and write better articles. He's produced a the Huntington, a major regional (Boston) theater company. Just went back and added a couple of sources, without scratching the surface. Lots more out there. Didn't even search for sole source in article, which simply reads Boston Herald (no date, no link, no title), but there probably was a story in the Herald.E.M.Gregory (talk) 21:26, 27 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I added some material, sources to this article on local playwright. Written up in the 2 big, regional papers )Boston Herald, Boston Globe) and in 2 local papers in his hometown (Somerville). Shea is a regional playwright who is a bit hard to look up because of his very common name (John Shea - Irish name in an Irish town like Boston) Nevertheless, he has been produced in regional theaters in and around Boston, and has been profiled, interviewed and reviewed in Boston area newspapers. This is more than sufficient to merit a Wikipedia page.E.M.Gregory (talk) 15:57, 2 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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