Talk:The Amazing Race 10 contestants
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[edit] Merge
Although most of the contetants aren't exactly notable, this sounds like a good compromise idea and I would be happy to support it. -- PageantUpdater • talk | contribs | esperanza 20:58, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
Such an article fails WP:NOT, namely its provisions against indiscriminate information. The individual race articles already cover the race history of past racers; there's no need for another page that simply repeats information from other sources. For example, the only "notable" post-race accomplishment for David and Mary have been making the rounds on the talk show circuit. That has already been covered in the TAR 10 trivia section. Likewise, Tyler's appearance on CSI:Miami can simply be included in the trivia section of the TAR10 article. There's no need for a separate article to cover that additional piece of information. --Madchester 05:16, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
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- Fair enough. I hadn't investigated the level of information available and simply suggested it as a compromise because I have a vague feeling I have seen something similar for another reality tv show. -- PageantUpdater • talk | contribs | esperanza 06:17, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
- I would like to point out that the contestant articles keep popping up, and that there seems to be an obvious desire to include these people. This article, List of Contestants on The Amazing Race, just got created by someone. Also, a well written page, like Amazing Race 5 contestants with individual pages redirected is a good solution. --evrik (talk) 16:54, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
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- Just because there are such articles popping up, doesn't mean that the topic itself is notable. Again, they need to comply with WP:NOT and meet WP:BIO for notability standards. And for the so-called "popularity" of such articles, like List of Contestants on The Amazing Race, there's only been 10 edits by 4 unique editors and 1 bot over 2+ months. That itself is a testament to the non-notability of the topic. --Madchester 21:16, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Sarah
First, my comment should be tempered by a strong lack of understanding of Wikipedia guidelines and best practices. On the topic of merging Sarah Reinertsen as a sub-topic of Amazing Race participants, I would vote "no." Unlike most reality show participants, who are made famous by the shows they are on, Sarah was an accomplished above the knee amputee Triathelete (and the first woman so afflicted to finish an Ironman) before her AR appearance. I'd argue that her Wikipedia entry could easily be justified without the AR appearance. Her appearances on Nightline / Runner's World cover story precede the TV show. Boberonicus 18:46, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Information in each "profile"
In each team "profile", should specific information about their participation in the race be included or just biographical-type information? I ask because I had a strong desire to rever the addition that David & Mary Conley were eliminated because they were "marked for deletion" because I didn't think it was suitable here... but in the end I resisted and thought I'd bring it up here for people to comment on :) -- PageantUpdater • talk | contribs | esperanza 06:36, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
