Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/BIG Ben Kennedy

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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. WjBscribe 02:52, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] BIG Ben Kennedy

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Tagged as WP:CSD#A7 but asserts notability in the form of external coverage. Looks like trivial local coverage to me, but you decide. Guy (Help!) 07:34, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

  • Delete only local coverage as per nom. As an aside, the first source I looked at [1] features a joke by the subject that's ripped directly off from Bill Hicks. EliminatorJR Talk 08:20, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Weak keep- there seems to be some coverage in notable sources, and with some TV work would indicate notability- seems a close call though. Thunderwing 16:25, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
    • Change to Delete following admission of using the article as promotion. Thunderwing 09:42, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment Per IMDB records, this TV work appears to be extra's roles:[2] Alvis 07:21, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment I don't like three of the four given references linking to copies of articles displayed on the subject's website; however, we don't require that the sources be visible from a link or even be online. Did the author verify that the articles aren't a hoax? Are these bona fide journalism or quasi press releases? Are they intellectually independent? I think that this meets the WP:N threshold which doesn't speak to any need for national notability, and my only objection seems to be in the I DON'T LIKE IT category, so I'll abstain with willingness to be persuaded either way. --Kevin Murray 21:56, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment The editor who linked those enteries appears to have been the subject himself, so we can't really trust whether he verified them or not before posting them on his personal website: [3] I second your sentiment - I just get a bad feeling about the motivations behind this entry. Alvis 02:38, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment I apologize. I used Wikipedia as a promotional tool. I didn't mean to enter myself into an encyclopedia, and I am not claiming to be notable or famous. I was just trying to get my name out there and promote myself and my website on as many sites as possible. I understand that my Wiki entry should be deleted, and hopefully, I'll be back on here one day in a more notable way. BIG Ben Kennedy 09:40, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
    • Wow, a round of applause for Ben! A very honorable man who has won my respect. Thanks. --Kevin Murray 22:16, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment - this is very strange, User:BIG Ben Kennedy didn't create the article, User:Sharpie23 (who also claimed to be the article subject here) did. Is there some kind of impersonation or joe job happening here? RJASE1 Talk 03:29, 16 April 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.