Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Erik Schuessler

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was delete. - Bobet 12:02, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Erik Schuessler

Not notable, vanity article de-prodded by subject's brother. I had de-speedied because he asserted notability with award that is less notable than I thought. Left PROD message on creator's talk page. (Same name as subject.) I really see no indication of notability in the article or in brother's rationale on the talk page. I can't see that we need an article for everyone who appears in a Chevrolet ad even nationally. < 200 total Google hits. I don't see how this fulfills WP:BIO

It is worth mentioning that all American Idol participants have entries and that American Idol is a Fremantle Media production, the same company that produced The Complex. Ean 00:08, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Google hits for Erik Schuessler

Google hits for "Erik Schuessler" +complex

Google hits for "Erik Schuessler" +brain food . Cheers, :) Dlohcierekim 15:39, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

Google hits for +"the complex" +fox +reality +erik. More targeted, 65,000+ hits. Ean Schuessler 15:49, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

• Delete. Non-notable, fails WP:BIO. Stop adding more searches, Ean. You know that like 5 of those searches would link to your brother. --Nishkid64 15:51, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

Comment There must be tons of Erik's out there. :) Dlohcierekim 16:10, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

Further comment The first link listed by Ean opened a pop-up ad playing an audio file. I hate it when that happens. The second does mention an Erik, but I still don't see the role as notable. The third is about Erik(sic) Estrada. Cheers :) Dlohcierekim 16:16, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

Further comment Apologies. Obviously, I didn't check those results carefully. Try this search +"the complex:malibu" +erik. Those results are more qualified. The question would seem to be what constitutes a well-known television show. A central character in a nationally syndicated American adaption of a nationally syndicated Austrailian reality show would seem to qualify for documentation. It isn't as if this is cable access we are discussing. People who are interested in researching the reality television phenomena would have an interest, all nepotism aside. Ean Schuessler 16:31, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

• Delete Not notable. Keeping this guy would be akin to keep every contestant who ever appeared on a game show. Uucp 16:56, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

Comment It would actually be more akin to keeping every actor who appeared on a nationally syndicated major network reality tv show (a very, very small set of people). I think you should provide more clarification as to what does and does not constitute a sufficiently famous reality television show character. The appearance of YouTube.com and other emerging on-demand media distribution techniques will most certainly make this an increasingly relevant question. Ean Schuessler 17:17, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

• Delete as per WP:V and WP:BIO until someone neutral shows notability ST47 19:58, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete - Vanity page. Not Notable. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Getaway (talk • contribs).

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.