Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/John Fedko

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 keep, after expansion and sourcing of article. Merge is possible, but it looks good enough to stand on its own. — Rebelguys2 ^talk 04:01, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] John Fedko

John Fedko (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) – (View log)

Fails notability test for inclusion in Wikipedia Burghboy80 13:47, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

• Delete unless sourced and referenced i.a.w. WP:BIO by end of this AfD Alf^Photoman 15:22, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
• Weak keep,m references show at least borderline notability Alf^Photoman 15:03, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
• Extremely Weak Keep - Slightly notable. FireSpike 20:44, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
• Delete. Non-notable local figure. Vassyana 10:30, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
  • Neutral. Technically passes notability threshold, as noted below. Good job on sourcing Quarl. I cannot endorse the retention of purely local figures, but I will not oppose inclusion. Vassyana 13:25, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
• Delete Non notable Gillyweed 11:59, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
• Keep, "second-most recognizable personality in Pittsburgh", most notable sportscaster in Pittsburgh. I have expanded the article 20-fold [1] using the following references.
  • "Fedko Fone Zone", Pittsburgh Cable News Channel. Retrieved on March 8, 2007.
  • "John Fedko - WPXI-TV", WPXI. Retrieved on March 8, 2007.
  • Finder, Chuck. "When it comes to friday night football in Western Pennsylvania, this is a market that has become ... Fedko's own", 1995-10-12. Retrieved on March 8, 2007.
  • Bianco, Robert. "On WTAE, A lead story that goes to the dogs", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 1994-10-25. Retrieved on March 8, 2007.
  • Brogley, Bill. "Sports mailbag: Fedko fans as childish as Channel 11 reaction", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 1996-12-28. Retrieved on March 8, 2007.
  • Burgess, Kelly. "Fedko boosts teens' talents, says keep trying", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 1997-11-09. Retrieved on March 8, 2007.
• —Quarl ^(talk) 2007-03-08 12:47Z

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached
 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Quarl ^(talk) 12:53, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

• Keep, Notable enough for inclusion. Jvbishop 15:08, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
• Strong Keep, the rewrite is great!. FireSpike 01:06, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
• keep though I don't see what is so great about the rewrite. There is a good lead paragraph on his notable accomplishments, but the majority of the article is about his education, politics, and religion.DGG 01:10, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
• Keep. This may not be the most well written article, however I think it is worth keeping. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 216.52.105.38 (talk • contribs).
• Merge - Having an entire page with not a lot of information seems pointless, even if Fedko is a recognizable sports personality in Pgh. Why can't this information be merged onto the WPXI page somehow? It seems important enough to report on but not important enough to warrant its own article.--Write On 1983 17:26, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
• Strong Keep, to answer your question WO83, he is shown on more then WPXI. Also you can't leave out the discussion that this is a perennial NCAA Tournament town (8 in the last 6 seasons), AFC Championship/SuperBowl city, and has one of the hottest and youngest hockey teams around all seen through the prism of the local "Howard Cosells". Just look at the range and depth of Steeler nation, all pulling up Fedko online from Asia, Europe and throughout North and Central America. Hholt01 23:42, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
• Keep per the expansion by Quarl. Notability is demonstrated by the multiple references. -- Black Falcon 01:20, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

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.