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Adrian Baril

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After extensive searching for WP:SIGCOV in multiple newspaper archives, I believe the subject lacks the coverage needed to meet the WP:GNG. This obit [[1]] is rather short and doesn't make mention of his NFL career. Besides the obit, there are some passing/routine mentions like [[2]], [[3]], [[4]] and [[5]] but from what I see it is all trivial. While the subject played 16 NFL games, they took place in the early years of the league when the popularity of the league was nowhere near what it is today. I don't see a clear WP:ATD here but am open to the possibility. Let'srun (talk) 00:08, 25 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Sportspeople, American football, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Let'srun (talk) 00:08, 25 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

David Riehm

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Fails to meet WP:GNG (specifically WP:SIGCOV), WP:NBASIC, or WP:FILMMAKER. There is no mention of any films actually made, and the only news coverage of the subject falls under WP:BLPCRIME.

Looking at the citations and external links, there is:

One dead link to a blog post
The first page of a CourtTV article, comprised of a WP:PRIMARY copy of his essay and four sentence summary of the events.
Pioneer Press article: a local newspaper with mentions of the subject where he is not the focus. It cites the CourtTV article for information about Riehm.
Star Tribune article: a local newspaper article largely covering the notable event. I would say this is the closes to WP:SIGCOV and furthest from WP:PRIMARY
Two additional dead links to news stories

Vegantics (talk) 16:40, 23 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Delete, in part because the early versions of this article appear to reproduce the lurid story at issue. Kablammo (talk) 13:25, 24 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 16:56, 23 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Crime and Minnesota. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 19:16, 23 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

American National Ballet

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Non-notable ballet company. Checking it via WP:BEFORE shows the only WP:SIGCOV there is the failed company from South Carolina, as it is a subject of a murder case. None of those are for this company. SpacedFarmer (talk) 19:31, 22 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Dance, Organizations, and Minnesota. SpacedFarmer (talk) 19:31, 22 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: This is about all I could find for the first version of this dance group [6], no sourcing otherwise. Oaktree b (talk) 23:21, 22 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Minnesota Proposed deletions

Asp Lake (via WP:PROD on 9 September 2023)
Bohall Lake (via WP:PROD on 9 September 2023)
Boot Lake (Cass County, Minnesota) (via WP:PROD on 9 September 2023)