Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Randy White (porn star)

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.  RasputinAXP  c 15:02, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Randy White (porn star)

It's been claimed that this person is of some note and may fall under WP:PORN_BIO. However, in about a year nothing substantial has been added to this article. Hence, fame and glory are fleeting. In that regard, any significant improvement might have helped this article. I feel it's too late. meatclerk 06:48, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

• Delete. `100 films in 3 years... meh. -- GWO
• Keep 100 films is a incredible huge amount of movies for a gay porn start. I suggest reading: Wikipedia_talk:Notability (pornographic actors)#Gay porn notability. -- Koffieyahoo 08:09, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
• Delete. Fails WP:BIO. This is just a list of his movies, and I dont base my opinion on it meeting 1/10th of WP:PORN BIO. SynergeticMaggot 08:13, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
• Keep porn star and director, 100 films. What do you people consider notable. Childzy ^{(Talk|Contribs)} 12:11, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
• Strong keep -- WP:PORN BIO is only a proposal, and the 100 films criterion is contention because it would exclude 99/9% of gay porn stars, i.e., WIkipedia could have no articles on gay porn stars at all because they don't meet a standard set based on what is appropriate for straight porn. But here we have the other 0.1% of gay porn stars, the onle one I can think of who meets to the proposed test, and he's nominated for deletion! Zeromacnoo 13:28, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
• Comment: And we should keep every porn bio just because they were in 100 movies? Over night, the claim hes won 2 awards was thrown into the article, and none of the article is meeting WP:V. My stance on bio's conforms to notability and WP:V. SynergeticMaggot 16:53, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
• Delete generic porn "star". Excluding 99.9% of such is a good thing - we exclude a far higher proportion of the general population. Just zis Guy you know? 18:11, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
• Delete: Just another porn actor. The number of films is nearly meaningless with porno stars, since they can be in 90 films in 3 months of work. Because the films are underground, the actors and actresses don't get general notability unless or until they have a very long career. When there is a biography needed, we can seek it. Until then, someone with a dick is about all you can say. Geogre 00:12, 23 July 2006 (UTC)
• Strong Keep: 100 movies, folks. Zweifel 10:15, 23 July 2006 (UTC)
• Strong Keep: This guy's the equivalent of Michael Cain when it comes to gay porn - his output is astounding. He has worked for the major studios; been in both starring and supporting roles; is versatile, had his own production company and directed as well. I have written to the producer of the Grabby Awards to ask for historical information for that award. Only the 2005 and 2006 award information is available online for the Gay Video News Awards; I'm working on other sources. (I didn't add the citations, but I'm trying to find the references.) The information that is readily available for straight porn performers is much more difficult to come by for gay performers. Remember that gay sex was illegal in many places up until 2003! Comparisons between straight and gay porn are inappropriate. Also, see the Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Erik Rhodes (porn star) discussion for more information about what makes a gay porn performer notable. Randy White is notable, his article needs additional work. Chidom 04:54, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
  • Somehow I feel Randy White might be a significant talent in his industry and do him wrong. I'm a fan of Peter North (porn star) (straight films). But that is not the subject, the article is. If he is significant, then why has his article been mostly ignored for a year. Perhaps, the industry cover him much better than wikipedia does. Inclusion in those directories is a matter of money. Wikipedia is a matter of information. meatclerk 06:10, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
• Strong Keep --Vergardio 01:06, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. Sufficient quantity of films, and he's won awards. --Elonka 18:14, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. The article needs to be revised (the filmography list is unnecessary), however he is the recipient of awards. While the awards he has won isn't listed on WP:PORN BIO, we would have to determine whether or not the "Grabby Award" or the "Gay Erotic Video Award" are awards on the level of AVN or a major publication. -- Joe Beaudoin Jr. ^{Think out loud — WP:PORN BIO?} 15:19, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
• keep please person is notable and in over 100 films too Yuckfoo 13:36, 27 July 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.