Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Reginald Vaughn Finley, Sr.

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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 of the debate was Keep Karmafist 06:28, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Reggie Finley

Reggie Finley simply is very notable. he's an internet radio host.

  • Strong delete. Per nom. --Jason Gastrich 03:35, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete - nn bio. Ruby 03:55, 22 January 2006 (UTC) Changing my vote to Keep because it was nominated in bad faith as retaliation for a series of AfDs against Christian leader bios yesterday. Ruby 04:15, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
Comment: So, you read the entry and believed in your heart the entry wasn't notable. Then, you assumed that I nominated in bad faith and changed your vote to spite me? Please keep Wikipedia's best interests in mind. --Jason Gastrich 04:20, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
It could be a one line stub about an atheist talking parrot, and I will vote to keep it rather than allow my name to be part of a series of what are clearly retaliatory AfD actions. Think about the backlash you are generating and the way it is making our Lord appear to those who do not know Him.Ruby 04:23, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
Considering other AfD's you do I think you are engaging in bad faith and that is undermining the credibility of all AfD's you do. I think this one is valid so voted delete, but I understand the reaction to anything you AfD as I think you are overreacting to something. That "something" is not clear to me, but the alternative is that you aren't too bright and equate leaders of large nations with minor atheist nobodies.--T. Anthony 06:59, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Speedy keep and agree -- nomination for deletion was made in bad faith. Gastrich is clearly retaliating for AfDs on "Christian" articles, which is well within his character. The funny thing is that most of those "Christian" articles were nominated by a professing Christian (and another professing Christian is taking him to task for it on his "talk" page...hurry to read it before he deletes it). Finley's activities as a pioneering Internet radio talk show host, among other things, make him notable. - WarriorScribe 04:27, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete There are obvious WP:POINT issues here but let's try to deal with each article on its own merits. In this case, there are about 100 Ghits and internet radio doesn't impress. Dlyons493 Talk 04:29, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
"Infidel Guy" has 237,000 google hits. His show is well-known in critical thinking circles. Arbustoo 02:11, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
    • Merit of the individual in question was considered, as well as Gastrich's personal animosity toward atheists, in general, and this atheist, in particular. I believe Finley's accomplishments are reasonably notable enough, which is why I voted "speedy keep." I suspect I'll vote to delete a good number of these. FWIW. - WarriorScribe 04:42, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
    • If he has a personal grudge against this guy that doesn't make this person notable either I don't think. I'm not wanting to reward his bad behavior, but I wonder if that's making votes here a bit dishonest.--T. Anthony 12:27, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
      • Comment My comment was general (I've been pasting the first bit of it!) and wasn't meant to reflect on your, or any other contribution! Dlyons493 Talk 04:52, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
        • Comment No problem. I just thought it worth mentioning. You do make a good point, though, and I should have written that, too. - WarriorScribe 04:56, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep not speedy, but the Internet show and reality TV Wife Swap thing is good enough. Crunch 04:43, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Weak Delete - per Dlyons493's comments. → P.MacUidhir (t) (c) 05:37, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
Search for his guy under his radio host name. "Infidel Guy" has 237,000 google hits. Arbustoo 02:13, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep nomination made in bad faith as "retaliation." Mark K. Bilbo 05:51, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep - Yet another bad faith nomination/WP:POINT violation from Gastrich. Guettarda 06:10, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete-He doesn't seem noteworthy as a religion/irreligion themed radio host. The Google count on Reggie Finley is pretty low.[1] As is the count on Reginald Vaughn Finley.[2] No variant of his names turns up anything at Google News or Scholar Google. The intent may been to violate WP:Point, but the argument of non-notability is valid in this case.--T. Anthony 06:49, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
Well known radio host many thousands of google hits (237,000 ). Try "Infidel Guy" at google. Arbustoo 02:13, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
Weak delete The article has been improved some to justify notability. However I'm still not convinced, but I'll weaken my delete to recognize some doubt.--T. Anthony 00:49, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
He is well known in scientific circles for his promotion of critical thinking. You can download many of his programs. Try searching for "Infidel Guy" Arbustoo 02:08, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
Search under radio host name ""Infidel Guy." By and far meets wiki crieria. Arbustoo 02:13, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep The objection to his being an internet radio host is ludicrous coming from a person who touts that he himself "also broadcasts a weekly devotional message on the internet.". Jim62sch 18:23, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep --NaconKantari (話)|(郵便) 18:41, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep; bad faith nomination, WP:POINT. MCB 22:47, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep per WP:POINT. On an unrelated note, why do such evangelical hayseeds always come from the US? Eusebeus 23:07, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
My theory is that there's not many butts in the pews of any church outside of the US. Ruby 00:54, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
US church attendance is higher than other nations with high Internet user per capita. It's a good deal lower than most of Africa, the South Pacific, or much of Latin America. Still let's not get too perjorative as there likely are things in the Evangelical world that should be covered, but aren't.--T. Anthony 01:21, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Strong keep as blatant violation of WP:POINT. Also, the nominator of this article has a currently ongoing RFC and his motives are clearly suspect. Cyde Weys 23:50, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep. Jason decided to make this us vs. them, and I choose them. --StuffOfInterest 01:45, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Speedy keep. His radio show (hosts as Infidel Guy) hosts many well known scholars Michael Shermer, Richard Dawkins, James Randi ect. Blantant bad faith nomination attacking those Gastrich does not agree with. Gastrich knows exactly who he is and that's why this was nominated. "Infidel Guy" (radio host name) has 237,000 google hits. Arbustoo 02:08, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Strong keep as per keepsleeping. -Harvestdancer 02:14, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
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