Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/William A. Raidy

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The only sources given by this article are two brief obituaries. Most mentions of "William Raidy" online appear to be about a different individual who died more recently. Everything else I can find seems to be directly taken from this article. :User:An anonymous username, not my real name 23:25, 5 January 2025 (UTC)

• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Theatre and New York. :User:An anonymous username, not my real name 23:25, 5 January 2025 (UTC)
• Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Journalism-related deletion discussions. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 00:07, 6 January 2025 (UTC)
• Keep. Was a WP:BEFORE followed? Both obits are from the the staff written sections in The New York Times and Variety (ie not the paid for obit sections). Together I think they meet WP:GNG on there own. Generally an NYT obit by itself is a strong indicator that other sources exist that will meet WP:GNG. For example, a quick search in the internet archive yielded this article from 1966: {{cite journal|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1966-12-24_99_52/page/26/mode/2up?q=%22+William+A.+Raidy%22+%22Sorbonne%22|title=Raidy Writes About Broadway Theater|page=26|journal=Editor and Publisher|date=December 24, 1966|volume=99|issue=52|editor-first=Robert U.|editor-last=Brown}} Best. 4meter4 (talk) 02:05, 6 January 2025 (UTC)
• :{{tq|Generally an NYT obit by itself is a strong indicator that other sources exist that will meet WP:GNG.}} Do other sources exist? You created this article (as you probably should have mentioned in your vote), so if anyone would know, it would be you. I did indeed do some extensive searching before nominating, and those two obituaries were the only sources I could find, aside from some passing mentions of his name and his own works. Unless you or someone else can find additional sources, the question remains whether these staff written obituaries alone can meet GNG. :User:An anonymous username, not my real name 02:35, 6 January 2025 (UTC)

::EDIT: You have since edited your reply. I am now more inclined to consider keeping. :User:An anonymous username, not my real name 02:37, 6 January 2025 (UTC)

• Keep per the sources identified by {{u|4meter4}}. {{tq|Generally an NYT obit by itself is a strong indicator that other sources exist that will meet WP:GNG}} is correct. Here are additional sources: [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-star-ledger-theater-critic-william-r/162388815/], [https://www.newspapers.com/article/staten-island-advance-obituary-for-willi/162388829/], [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-republican-obituary-for-william-a-r/162388844/], [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-jersey-journal-obituary-for-william/162388852/]. Jfire (talk) 05:00, 6 January 2025 (UTC)

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