Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Amber Rives

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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 Spartaz Humbug! 20:24, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Amber Rives

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Potential WP:HOAX. Googling only yields 55 hits; article makes claims of a great deal of notability, but cites no sources. Also, Amber Rives(Model) redirects to this page, and it too should be deleted. — HelloAnnyong (say whaaat?!) 16:38, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

  • Comment: I know, I just wanted to make sure that it gets included here. — HelloAnnyong (say whaaat?!) 16:46, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
  • Reply: Typically redirects are found by the admin deleting the original. - CobaltBlueTony™ talk 16:49, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

Undecided... Keep for now?- elements look hoax like, but most of the claims to fame appear to stem from association with Aliyah, the rest could be discounted as meaningless cameos and so on, except the "Billboard top 100 song", which I am not familiar enough with to know if it should be on the net, or if it's noteworthy... could there be a spelling error in the name, or can someone try a variation search with Aliyahs name? I would just like some evidence before it gets toasted.JJJ999 (talk) 00:41, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

  • Comment: Googling for "Amber Rives" Aaliyah yields only one hit, which is some social networking site. Anyone who has written songs for the huge list of performers listed under "Music" would yield more than 55 hits, don't you think? It also says that she starred in a handful of movies, but there's no IMDB listing for her. On the IMDB listing for "How I Met Your Mother," there's no one listed with the first name Amber or the last name Rives. As for your last addition, Googling for that name alongside Aaliyah yields three hits, none of which have to do with anything. — HelloAnnyong (say whaaat?!) 00:50, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
  • I'm more inclined to believe a skewed sense of noteworthiness than a hoax per se... some friend of Aliyah's desperately trying to assert noteworthiness... which may not exist, and could justify deletion, however I'd really like the author to explain themselves... because google is not the be-all and end all, and there might be something if the exaggerations they've obviously made were removed. I know a few would be celebrities who massively exaggerate their supposed careers, this smacks of something similar.JJJ999 (talk) 00:55, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
  • Delete: I think that this is a hoax. "In 2007 alone after earning around $30 million, it is reported that she donated more than 60% to various charities"? Had she either earned anything close to this amount or donated approximately $18 million to charities, she would be all over the internet, newspapers, magazines, tv, etc. Also, "In 2007 Amber Rives received an honorary award for her achievements in songwriting after a record 12 of her songs went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100." She has not had ANY Billboard Hot 100 hits in either 2006 or 2007.BWH76 (talk) 16:10, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
    • Yeh, it's looking bad... I'd still like to hear from the author...JJJ999 (talk) 04:35, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Comment: JJJ, it's been a few days now, and still no word. Thoughts? — HelloAnnyong (say whaaat?!) 16:28, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
    • Kill it.JJJ999 (talk) 02:46, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

Amber Rives is a model,she was in music videos for Bobby V,Tracy Byrd& Justin Timberlake,but I'm unsure how to use references,is it just a http:address that you put in.When I entered youtube video of her it rejected it?Asia'h E (talk) 15:05, 23 February 2008 (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.