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Sam Distefano

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Delete as non-notable individual. Article created by son. Understandable but doesn't meet the threshold of notability, IMHO. Quis separabit? 05:22, 27 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. Qualitist (talk) 11:49, 27 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Weak Keep... but cleanup and re-focus significantly. He was a moderately important businessman on the Las Vegas Strip during the glory days, and got posthumous coverage of that in a fair number of reliable media sources after his death. There are some retrospective sources out there that could be added to the article to enhance the history of his business dealings. (But beware that there is a Chicago mobster of almost the same name: Sam DeStefano.) On the other hand, the gentleman's music is completely insignificant and non-notable, and it's evident that the article's creator (a family member) is trying to round out the man's life story with useless family values. That stuff can be removed, and get rid of most of the photos too. Otherwise there might be enough for a stub article on his business history. ---DOOMSDAYER520 (Talk|Contribs) 17:06, 27 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: User 174.72.248.8 (who voted twice below), edited MY vote and put the following text in the middle of my comment: (LOL. Whatever you say, Lord Vader. LOL. Every fact in this man's bio is one hundred percent true, accurate, and just that - factual; and can be confirmed, referenced, and sourced all day long. And if his century-lifelong achievements aren't 'notable,' but rather 'completely insignificant and non-notable,' I'd like to read YOUR biography. Lol. :)) (Of course! Readers HATE photos, right? LOL. They're so boring. LOL. :)) My comment has been restored to its original. ---DOOMSDAYER520 (Talk|Contribs) 13:31, 4 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: Doomsdayer520 (an apparently well-thought-out and most appropriate name) is absolutely misalleging that his or her vote was "edited." Not one single word or even so much as one letter of his or her "vote" was touched, removed, changed, deleted, or "edited" in any way at all whatsoever.

Delete. Agreeing with original post.
Vmavanti (talk) 19:23, 28 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep... He obviously was an integral component to the history of entertainment on both the famous Playboy Club chain circuit as well as the Las Vegas Strip. Practically every aspect of his illustrious career is sourceable. As an example, he was a judge on Star Search and there are clippings viewable on the Internet of the shows he appeared on. He also led the famous 32-piece house orchestra at Playboy's flagship resort property that backed all of its very famous headliners for over a decade. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.72.248.8 (talk) 18:32, 31 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep... How could someone who co-created, associated-produced, and booked four different legendary productions shows on the Las Vegas Strip that ran for a total of over an entire century combined (i.e., Splash, An Evening At La Cage, An Evening At The Improv, and Crazy Girls (which is still running to this day at Planet Hollywood since Distefano along with Norbert Aleman and Meshulam Riklis originally co-created, associate-produced, and booked it over a third of a century ago in 1986 at the Riviera and it hasn't stopped running one single night since)) as well as started countless celebrities in show business by launching their careers on the iconic, international Playboy Club circuit for over a quarter century straight (while simultaneously accompanying on piano, leading, and conducting the world-class 32-piece orchestra that backed all of these countless celebrities at Playboy's 1,600-acre resort in Lake Geneva for 10 of those 25 years) be "non-notable???" Is this a fair question worth contemplating?
Pinging Mdann52 who appears to be the one who accepted this at WP:AFC. ~Kvng (talk) 15:43, 31 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Note: The two "keep" votes above are by the same person, 174.72.248.8. ---DOOMSDAYER520 (Talk|Contribs) 02:08, 3 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Sandstein 11:52, 3 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]