Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Arbitrage Wise

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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 no consensus. While the article needs work, there are some sources, and the notability standard doesn't address virtual worlds like Second Life. Also, we could gain a lot of editors by attracting Second Life participants, so let's see where this goes. - KrakatoaKatie 18:18, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Arbitrage Wise

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A "resident" of a virtual world who appears to have been noticed in the real world. Is he notable? -- RHaworth 06:42, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

  • Delete - Unnotable. Who said virtual network people can be on a encyclopedia? --Hirohisat Talk 06:52, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Strong Keep - Claim of WP:NN is clearly wrong, considering the sources quoted, especially the BW. Whether the article is a 'biography' or not is debatable as the 'person' involved is virtual, albeit with a real person fully controlling. However that is a separate debate and should not interfere at all with the article Arbitrage Wise, which has merit for inclusion per references given. --Javit 06:58, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep. The Business Week editorials are the staring point for justifying this one but the article itself needs extensive pruning and wikification to help it along. Notability is still tenuous but, as mentioned above, raises interesting questions as to the documenting of the virtual world within Wikipedia Dick G 07:39, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
  • That article gives a one line mention of this subject, not qualifying as "significant coverage" Corpx 07:37, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete - The notability of this person (character?) borders on unexistence although its there, however if an article is to be made it should be about the real man not the character to avoid what might be a case of fancruft. - Caribbean~H.Q. 09:00, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep - I am the article's primary author. I added "Arbitrage Wise" to Wikipedia because of notability in real-world media in recent months... and his 'celebrity' status among Second Life's 8,000,000 users. 'Fancruft' is not an issue here first because of number and secondly because of other notable circumstances. The interesting legal grounds on which Mr. Ho's businesses alone operate make the article worth listing. I note that another Second Life avatar is also listed in Wikipedia - "Anshe Chung." I strongly believe that the BusinessWeek and ABC references give credibility. Additional editing may be needed, but the article certainly should not be deleted. --Timdlocklear 14:10, 15 August 2007 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Timdlocklear (talk • contribs)
  • Delete None of those sources in the article give "significant coverage" Corpx 03:48, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Must Keep - The one thing we have to keep in mind is that virtual worlds is probably the future, and as virtual world grows, so will characters such as Arbitrage Wise. Notability should not only be reserved for tangible figures, but should be seen more for their impact on things, and Arbitrage Wise will have a deep impact on Second Life, and possibly the overall economics of virtual world as a whole. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dis4timmy (talk • contribs) — Dis4timmy (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
  • Keep I think at this point the page personages in Second Life are as encyclopedia worthy as in any other game--and there are apparently sources here.DGG (talk) 07:15, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Sources are there, but I dont think the coverage in them would qualify as "significant" Corpx 07:37, 17 August 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.