Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Brian Random

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. Mangojuice^talk 14:13, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Brian Random

Non notable musician and director. He had one film in the Brampton Indie Arts Festival [1], a local festival in Canada. Aside from this, the article contains his likes and dislikes, mentions of other films that I can't find on IMDB or elsewhere, and an indie album that I can't find anywhere either. Google reveals mainly Wikipedia mirrors and Brian Random's accounts on other internet sites [2] Samir धर्म 04:14, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

• Delete, per nom. I'd suspect that this were a vanity article. --Dennis The TIger 04:18, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
• Leave It perhaps the author of the page was overly ambitious, but their heart was in the right place. Simple editing will do. -Jkazoo 04:27, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete. Non-notable bio. Agree likely hoax. Ok, maybe its not a hoax. I still would vote delete because the article just doesn't ring true, and the subject seems non-notable... some citations on some of these claims might help. -- cmh^TC 04:30, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
• Not a Hoax [3] -Jkazoo 04:42, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
• Major revisions with cites sorted. -Jkazoo 05:04, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
• Weak Keep, fairly sure it's not a hoax. Notability is borderline, but I'll err on the side of caution. Lankiveil 11:35, 10 September 2006 (UTC).
• Delete. The subject in question exists. However, I don't see multiple non-trivial independent sources establishing the verifiability or importance of the person- the Brampton Guardian is a local newspaper, and the Toronto Star article is not provided and I can't find it. The music does not pass WP:MUSIC, and the film has only been in one minor local film festival. Also, it should be noted that all major edits have come from one IP range, which strongly suggests vanity, especially considering some of the edits concern unverifiable speculation (such as his current productions) or his personal opinions. --Wafulz 14:04, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per Wafulz. —dustmite 16:07, 10 September 2006 (UTC)delete
• Weak Keep, seems to not be a hoax, , if he has in fact been the subject of an article in the Toronto Star, I'd consider that criteria to meet WP:BIO. -- Chabuk 04:28, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
• Weak keep per above, notable enough for WP:BIO. Barely. RFerreira 05:15, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
• Comment. The toronto star article is here (I had to click this link and reload for some reason.) It does not look like he is the subject of the article to me, although admittedly I can't see the whole article. Anyone know anyone who has a year's subscription to this archive service? -- cmh^TC 13:30, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per Wafulz. Arbusto 02:54, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
• I'm fully prepared to believe that he exists, but existence does not automatically equal notability, and I don't see a convincing case here that he's passed any of the benchmarks that would equal notability. Delete. Bearcat 02:47, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
• A filmaker/author whose work is easily accessible and written about in major publications has no place here. Delete
  • One article in the Toronto Star two and a half years ago, which wasn't even about him per se, but simply included a brief bit about him, does not make him notable, because if that's the only major press coverage he's had, anybody who didn't actually see that one article that day has no other way to have heard of him. And how accessible is his work, exactly, considering he doesn't show up on Amazon or Chapters, and a Google search on "Brian Random" brings up nothing but Wikipedia, Wikipedia mirrors and unrelated references to randomness posted by unrelated guys named Brian? Bearcat 16:00, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per Bearcat. Resolute 23:12, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete - Bearcat has it spot-on. Tony Fox (arf!) 23:51, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
• I can't buy The Story of the Vivian Girls, in What is known as the Realms of the Unreal, of the Glandeco-Angelinnian War Storm, Caused by the Child Slave Rebellion by Henry Darger on Amazon or Borders, either! But I CAN watch "Pop Carts" or "Ice Cold Heat" for free on the internet. I guess a person's only important if they've dead or made or are able to make money off their work? In that case...Delete.

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.