Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Philip Solo

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. - Mailer Diablo 22:10, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Philip Solo

Previously this was a resume (autobiography) with little or no claim to notability. When it was put up for speedy deletion the author (subject) claimed to be notable. I have no strong opinons, other than those cited at WP:AUTO, so I'll bring in other eyes.

• Delete Unless someone else wants to adopt the article, and can provide 3rd party external references as to notability, I don't like the idea of people posting auto-biographies. StuffOfInterest 13:04, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
• comment - Previously?? It only went on last night. And whoever rushed to condemn it didn't read much of the content which is mostly unchanged apart from my requested reply on the talk page.

I suggest you Google 'Takeover Radio Philip Solo' and see how many external references you get as there are a great many

I posted the info AFTER people already posted my name with a link. I thought that was the idea here to make content for links and who is better able to do that about me than me. I work entirely voluntarily without remuneration in fact have donated tens of thousands of pounds to charity radio and raised hundreds of thousands so I do not see why I should not post an informed and relevant biography.. try reading the many articles about the only kids radio station ever to win a full time radio licence in the UK and the scope of my work.

- PS —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Philip solo (talk • contribs) 14:22, 3 August 2006. -OK so I hadn't learned your posting system..--Philip solo 17:46, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

• Delete Google searches all depend on where you put the quote marks. A lot of pages contain the words "takeover", "radio", "philip" and "solo", but are totally irrelevant here. Try a search for Takeover Radio "Philip Solo". It returns 10 results. There are about 20 more if you use "Phil" as the first name. -- Fan-1967 14:35, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
• Delete. Google results:

• "Takeover Radio Philip Solo" — zero results
• "Takeover Radio "Philip Solo" — 14 results
• "Takeover Radio" "Philip Solo" — 19 results
• "Takeover Radio "Phil Solo" — 21 results

Try reading Wikipedia:Autobiography. If you really are as notable as you say, someone else will write an article about you, sooner or later, and there would be no reason to worry about your status on Wikipedia. --Larry V (talk | contribs) 15:27, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

• comment - solo says: Well I didn't set out writing my page to 'prove myself more or less notable than anyone else' I was responding to the fact that OTHER people posted entry about my award-winning kids radio station and made reference to me and my radio achievements. I saw an empty link on my name and filled it with content in my own style. Doing that, I seem to have walked into a flood of resentment from some people.. I am not 'worried about my status' here. I am just posting what is known truth and frankly I thought people might be interested in the person behind the idea. Takeover Radio is a unique and enduring creation which is known to many thousands of people in UK and around the world --Philip solo 17:44, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
• Delete. No insult meant, but given the precedents that have evolved regarding many such pages, I have to agree that this page serves more as a CV and would be better suited for a User page. The Takeover Radio article gets the main idea out there about this type of children's programming, and of course Mr. Solo is mentioned in that article. -- technopilgrim 18:59, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
• comment - solo says: Actually after reading all your rules and regulations and restrictions on 'expression' I have already reduced my article to mostly factual references (making it less personal as a result). I have included a lot of links to other RSL stations currently not listed here with entries which are valid material, which I intend to fill with factual entries and site links which is new valid content creation isn't it?. I must say you are an unfriendly bunch with new content contributors ..pretty much seems like a closed club where your rules on grammar and construction are more important to you than encouraging people to contribute .. I guess you have your own world and want it all so so, and anyone who arrives and doesn't fit in or gets too flamboyant in style is gonna take a hammering.. so be it...Perhaps if I take it down to a link to a blank page some of you will be happy then--Philip solo 01:58, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
• comment - I think it's only fair that we presume (even though he fails to state it) that Philip solo (talk • contribs) votes keep. -Harmil 16:50, 5 August 2006 (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.