Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dan McDowell

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 of the debate was no consensus = keep. — FireFox 10:22, 29 May '06

[edit] Dan_McDowell

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Deleting this page would be an internet abortion and travesty on par with the attempted systematic genecide as witnessed in Sudan. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.130.42.232 (talk • contribs) 19:52, 24 May 2006

New User probably came here after he heard Bob and Dan read the Wikipedia articles over the air. JohnM4402

Nonsense, unverifiable claimes about what his childern can and can not say. JohnM4402 01:41, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

Before anyone goes about deleting the AfD tag, please note the following Wikipedia guideline "You must not modify or remove the AFD notice. " http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Guide_to_deletion

Another note is that it is Wikipedia Official Policy that "1. Articles should contain only material that has been published by reputable sources. " http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability

• Keep / Cleanup. It needs sources, or all the unverfiable statements need to be nixed. The article shouldn't outright get deleted, though. -- Consumed Crustacean | Talk | 02:21, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
• Keep The High Times reference seems to show notability. Should be tagged for cleanup Kevin 02:43, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
• Delete In Googling "Dan McDowell," only one of the top 20 hits relates to this Dan McDowell. Googling "Dan McDowell" + "BaD Radio" gives less than 400 hits and only 75 unique hits. Being mentioned in High Times means nothing- he could've been nominated for "Sports Radio Personality of the Year" because he's great at talking about sports, or it could be because he's great at talking about pot. -- Kicking222 04:01, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per nom. Not worth cleaning up. RobLinwood 04:30, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
• Keep If Googling something is a fair barometer for such an obviously respectable place like Wikipedia, then I die laughing. Anyways, while you're at it, try Googling "the ticket" which is the radio station that Dan McDowell broadcasts from. Hell, simply google "ticket" and see what you get. Also, email him at dan@theticket.com and ask him how his daughter pronounces the word "clock" because numerous times now, he has related over the airwaves of this broad land that his very young daughter prounounces the word "clock" as "cock". You guys have no clue what your'e talking about, and if you had any objectivity whatsoever you'd know that Dan McDowell is a prominent radio host in the fifth largest radio market in the United States. --Monosylab1k 05:55, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

* You are treading on a very Slippery Slope to use the argument that anything suposedly said on the air is fit for inclusion into a Wikipedia article. If you stand by that argument, then I will have to add to the article a quote from Dan when he said "I like hot dogs. I eat them for breakfast." I heard it just last week while I was driving home from lunch.

What part of "1. Articles should contain only material that has been published by reputable sources. " do you not understand? Simply emailing him and getting a response would be "original research" which is also not allowed. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_research JohnM4402 17:49, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

And what part of "i googled this guy and didn't get any hits, so delete it" comes from a reputable source? Be consistent. You want to delete this page but use questionable methods like "i googled" to do it.--65.170.1.10 20:04, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

* You should take the time and read over the comments again, I never said I "googled" anything. JohnM4402 20:51, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

* You should take the time and read over my comments as well, I never said you did. You is referring to people trying to have the page deleted. You're not important enough to speak with on a one-to-one basis. This is for the entire page. Merry Christmas.

* Using the Google Test (while not policy) is generally accepted throughout the Wikipedia community as being a very good method of determining notability. "I googled" is not a questionable method at all. Also, googling "ticket" is an awful way to determine the notability of a guy named "Dan McDowell". --M1ss1ontomars2k4 | T | C | @ 00:32, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

• Delete. Minor, minor celeb... If he's really "Hooked on cannabis", he may become a notable medical study. -- GWO
• Spaghetti. I like spaghetti. The noodles are good on their own, but they become particularly delicious when combined with tomato sauce and meatballs. Noodlinator 10:17, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
• Keep and cleanup. --Terence Ong 10:54, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
• Merge into KTCK Once the article has been cleared up from POV and uncited claims removed (as per WP:BLP) theres not a great deal left, and can be easily be fit in a short paragraph about hosts in KTCK Regards, MartinRe 18:03, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

This and all other ticket pages should be KEPT.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.37.213.243 (talk • contribs) 19:52, 24 May 2006

• Merge into KTCK It needs to be cleaned of the unencylopaedic/uncited stuff. The remaining few lines (name, when he started work at KTCK and the magazine nomination - assuming cites can be found for those) can be merged into KTCK and the article redirected. - Motor (talk) 20:27, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
• Delete Per nom. ILovePlankton ^{( L)} 22:58, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
• Please Note Bob and Dan just read their articles over the air on their afternoon show here in Dallas. Expect some new users and off the wall comments...JohnM4402 20:58, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
• Delete - aarrghhh!! my deletionist tendencies are coming out! — ßottesiηi ^(talk) 23:52, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

Please Note The man (JohnM4402) leading the charge for the deletion of the Bob and Dan pages is a fan of Randy Galloway, who broadcasts from the rival sports radio station in Dallas. Unite, P-1's, because this man works for the enemy!--Monosylab1k 21:38, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

• Delete per nom. Most of the GHits are NOT this guy. --M1ss1ontomars2k4 | T | C | @ 00:28, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
• Delete Mainly seems to be a joke. Unsourced etc.--Nick Y. 00:44, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
• Delete with prejudice, per above Hobbeslover 01:23, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
• Keep radio personalities are notable (see Mark and Brian) in current state contents of article are dire need of cleanup but to delete it after a couple days seems rushed. --MarsRover 02:43, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. This article is presently unsourced, poorly written, and non-encyclopedic. However, I think the subject of the article does have sufficient notability for Wikipedia. In addition to being a local radio celebrity, he apparently has appeared in minor roles in a couple of movies, and even has an IMdB page. Moreover, the incident with Lee Corso did indeed occur, although the retelling of this incident will certainly need major rewriting. -- SwissCelt 12:32, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
• Delete without prejudice. If verifiable information can be obtained, a new article could be created, but I don't see anything here that needs to be kept. — Arthur Rubin | (talk) 17:22, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per Arthur Rubin.--Peta 05:07, 29 May 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.