Talk:Ric Romero

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This article was nominated for deletion on 13/4/2006. The result of the discussion was no consensus.

I suggest a lock, Farkers are vandalising

[edit] Anti-Farkers should knock it off

I know there are what I can only refer to as "anti-Fark" editors who have cut out the "Fark related" portions of this article. This is foolish, as, like it or not, Fark is relevant, and this is now a permanent part of his notoriety. Editing it down a bit certainly would be a better choice, not a complete denuding of the section as was done recently. If five thousand albums is enough for a garage band to make relevance here, 100,000 or so Farkers is certainly more than enough for a mere section of an article of an already well known news reporter. Unfocused 02:36, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

Yes, Fark is relevant, but I'm of the opinion that the "Fark" article is a better fit for the cliche related material than this one right here. The entire section seems to be less about Mr. Romero himself, and more about how Fark Cliches are born. - Brother Dave Thompson 17:42, 18 April 2006 (PST)

Fark is the reason why he's famous to people outside LA. It's now part of his fame. Unfocused 23:29, 19 April 2006 (UTC)

Good enough for me. I still don't think it entirely fits, but some explanation behind why his (so-called) fame extends beyond the broadcast range of ABC7 is needed. - Brother Dave Thompson 11:33 20 April 2006 (PST)

[edit] Requested move

I am proposing that the disambiguation page be deleted and this page go back to being for Ric Romero only. Calwatch 00:57, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

Aye. —Nightstallion (?) 09:37, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

Ric Romero is on Myspace! http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=70486333 --God Ω War 03:42, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

I would like to add that all the articles that Ric Romero has his name attached to on the website for his station, are duplicated across ALL ABC TV station websites, with different bylines on them

[edit] Suggested merge

I hitherto and forthwith state my disagreement with the proposal to merge this article with Fark.com. As has been mentioned numerous times previously, Ric Romero is notable outside of his fame from the "Fark connection." Merging would remove significant content, and detract from the informativeness (is that even a word?) of Wikipedia on the subject. -- Y|yukichigai 21:57, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

I'm removing the merger tag as inappropriate: he's famous in LA for being an ABC reporter; he's famous nationally for Fark. Both are notable, and the two spheres don't overlap in a way that allows coverage of either to fully cover his notability. Unfocused 22:25, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

I think that's perhaps presumptuous. I tagged it b/c Fark is the real reason this guy is known. His notability is associated with that site and a merge is arguably justified, even if you have valid reasons for disagreeing with it. I am restoring the tag to invite debate. If it is consensus that it remains where it is, sobeit. Eusebeus 21:14, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

I welcome the discussion. However, I would like to warn everyone that as this is a contested issue, and making drastic changes or reverts without discussing the matter first (and I mean discussing, not saying "I'm going to do this now") will probably lead to an edit war. There is no deadline and no timetable for a proposed merger; please take the time to fully discuss the matter before proceeding with any course of action. -- Y|yukichigai 21:25, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

Does the scope of Wikipedia include local information? It must, there are pages for just about every US city over 20,000 people. Ric Romero is a local celebrity, given global notoriety by a website (admittedly, fark.com). So he IS an internet meme, but he is also a real person. Much like Mustard_Man. The only difference is that nobody seems to care enough about the real person behind the Mustard Man to create a wiki node about Mike Nahrgang.

Also, the Biography and California WikiProjects have claimed this article. It would be unfair to merge it with Fark.com just because Ric happened to be "discovered" by them -- Preaction 20:48, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

In practice "local information" seems to be allowed on the basis of the size of the locality. In this case Ric Romero is notable within the greater Los Angeles area, which is the second-largest city in the US. -- Y|yukichigai 22:31, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

Although Ric Romero has gained most of his nationwide notability through Fark.com, he is known first and foremost as a local correspondent for ABC. This article should not be into the Fark.com article. Sharkface217 02:25, 8 December 2006 (UTC)