Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Catie Anderson

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. Dakota 22:22, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Catie Anderson

prod was removed by User:Badlydrawnjeff who asserted that "reality contestants are inherently notable". After losing on this game show, this contestant went on to have a couple of bit parts on a soap opera, appearing in only two epsiodes. She is more notable than an extra in a movie. Mikeblas 03:34, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

• • Comment obviously, I meant she's no more notable than an extra in a movie. -- Mikeblas 12:29, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per nom. wikipediatrix 04:25, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
• Delete, reality show contestants are not inherently notable. User:Zoe|(talk) 04:37, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per nom and Zoe. JoshuaZ 06:33, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
• Delete/merge/redirect as with the other non-winners. Not even a picture. ~ trialsanderrors 07:19, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per above. --Kf4bdy ^{talk contribs} 07:58, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
• Delete Badlydrawnjeff has (unsuccessfully) used the same argument to contest prev. prod/AfD nominations. (See Bre Scullark, Sarah Dankleman, Kari Schmidt and Kathy Hoxit for prev. discussions on the matter. All resulted in a Delete consensus.) Caknuck 19:02, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Consensus takes a while to change. --badlydrawnjeff talk 13:41, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
• Redirect to the show page. -- lucasbfr ^talk 21:51, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
• Strong keep. Noted reality show contestant, literally kown by millions, certainly received a lot of attention. Meets both the letter and spirit of WP:BIO. They're inherently notable. --badlydrawnjeff talk 13:41, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Comment. There's no evidence that she is "known by millions"; this argument is literally unsubstantiated and just an assertion at this point. Presumably, the assertion has been made because these "inherently notable" people are appearing on a television show. The television show is not in the top ten of weekly Nielsen ratings [1], so it's hard to jump to the conclusion that a show participant is "inherently" notable when the show itself doesn't draw. The show is tied for eleventh on the night it airs [2], but a little bit of resarch reveals that more people watched Cops reruns [3]. We're not about to start adding articles about each of the "inherently notable contestants" on Cops, are we? Wikiproject:Cops, and so on? -- Mikeblas 12:29, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
• Keep per badlydrawnjeff; this may need debate and discussion elsewhere, but the "inherent notability" argument seems valid. --Doc Tropics ^{Message in a bottle} 17:33, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
• Delete. Plenty other contestants have been deleted up to now, and consensus appears to favour deletion of those who hav not capitaliised on their 5 minutes of fame on the show, which tends to refute the assertion that all reality contestants are notable. Catie is a case in point: 181 unique Ghits, nothing beyond the usual fansite links, wiki articles and mirrors and blogs. It's time to say goodbye. Ohconfucius 14:24, 5 November 2006 (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.