Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Illinois: Difference between revisions

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Darius Clark (artist) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)

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Fails WP:SINGER, no signs of Significant coverage in reliable independent sources. Pizza on Pineapple ^{(Let’s eat🍕)} 09:13, 21 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Frank Kruesi (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)

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Questionable notability 42-BRT (talk) 07:01, 19 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete fails WP:GNG. Tioaeu8943 (talk) 18:46, 19 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Academics and educators, Transportation, and Illinois. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 04:46, 20 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep. Even a cursory Google search shows coverage in the NY Times, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Reader, TV stations, Crain’s Chicago and more. One of Mayor Daley’s oldest and most important advisors before he became head of the CTA. Jahaza (talk) 07:36, 20 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep Plenty of coverage on Newspapers.com and online, particularly this NYT article, this Chicago Business article (paywall), and this Chicago Tribune article all show significant coverage from reliable third-party sources. Jordano⁵³ 05:07, 21 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Willie Taylor (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)

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While this article gets significant pageviews, the contents is very thinly sourced, and the subject does not appear to meet WP:BANDMEMBER. Merge contents to Day26, and redirect Willie Taylor to the dabpage William Taylor, which already lists other individuals named “Willie Taylor”. 162 etc. (talk) 22:30, 19 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Mitch Guitar (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)

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Subject lacks the needed WP:SIGCOV to meet the WP:GNG. Let’srun (talk) 22:27, 17 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Sportspeople, Football, Illinois, Michigan, Tennessee, and Wisconsin. Let’srun (talk) 22:27, 17 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete – Fails in WP:GNG. Svartner (talk) 22:50, 17 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete: Fails WP:SIGCOV so fails WP:GNG. – UtherSRG (talk) 00:37, 18 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete :I was unable to find reliable sources on the subject.Yolandagonzales (talk) 10:06, 18 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football‘s list of association football-related deletions. GiantSnowman 19:27, 18 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete – no evidence of notability. If sources are found which show significant coverage please ping me. GiantSnowman 19:29, 18 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete: No evidence of WP:SIGCOV. Fails WP:GNG. Demt1298 (talk) 00:07, 19 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete: Fails in GNG owing to no SIGCOV. BhikhariInformer (talk) 05:24, 19 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  Delete per WP:SNOWBALL. ロドリゲス恭子 (talk) 05:57, 19 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Forsalebyowner.com (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)

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Seems like another non-WP:NCORP, WP:CORPTRIV-sourced company article; on top of that it’s written like a product summary/advertisement. The only thing I could see that possibly evidences notability here is the lawsuit, but there doesn’t seem to be enough SIGCOV to create an article. A GNews search turns up a lot of predictable passing/CORPTRIV stuff, and a GScholar search turns up some passing mentions in papers about FSBO sales in general, but not any sigcov about this site itself. Maybe its content could be included into For sale by owner as an ATD if deletion isn’t preferred? Athanelar (talk) 02:18, 6 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Business and Companies. Athanelar (talk) 02:18, 6 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Websites and United States of America. jolielover♥talk 03:15, 6 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Illinois, Michigan, and New York. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 04:06, 6 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Deleted garbage page no gng meeting criteria, just deletion is okay. 15:05, 6 December 2025 (UTC)Maazoz (talk)
• Delete – The article doesn’t have enough independent, reliable coverage to show lasting notability. The 2003 lawsuit is the only potentially notable part, but unless there are strong sources highlighting its impact, the content (including company history) would be better merged into For sale by owner or a general FSBO websites article. If anyone can provide solid, independent coverage, the notability case could be revisited; until then, deletion with merge seems appropriate. SanneMonte (talk) 16:20, 7 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Redirect to Rocket Companies#Subsidiaries, where appropriate short mention of it within its current company is already blended into that section; this article looks as if it hasn’t really been touched in years outside the mention of said acquisition by Rocket outside of maintenance, general ‘spam everything’ real estate SPAs, and reverted COI edits. Nathannah • 📮 18:26, 6 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  Additionally It’s a brand name for a company by the way, so if anything should be included on for sale by owner it should be only a ‘not to be confused’ template to make it clear at the top of the page. Nathannah • 📮 22:08, 6 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Merge – I did some digging (Google Books & Newspapers.com) and the company is likely notable but I don’t plan on doing the WP:HEY and the information can be covered in Rocket Companies as already accomplished by Nathannah. As such, just need to create the redirect as an WP:ATD. For the hatnote, “for sale by owner” could have a disambiguation page since there are now five topics covered by that name. May be easier than a distinguish note. —CNMall41 (talk) 03:15, 7 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  I would certainly agree that if we decide on redirect, changing that hatnote would be much more proper. Nathannah • 📮 19:56, 7 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

See here. —CNMall41 (talk) 07:42, 9 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]