Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Emo Philips

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 speedy keep, bad faith WP:POINT nomination. Proto||type 10:20, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Emo Philips

Meets none of the guidelines for notability listed in WP:BIO. The hundreds of thousands of stand-up comics out there do not each merit their own pages. A few guest starring roles on old TV series and unnamed background roles in a few independent films do not constitute merit for inclusion on Wikipedia. Deathntaxes 23:42, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

• KEEP! I love this guy. He is one of the best comedians of all time. A definite keep! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.125.115.72 (talk • contribs)
• Keep. He meets several notability criteria in WP:BIO. IMO, you're not going to be able to get this guy deleted. Sorry. Brian G. Crawford 23:52, 30 March 2006 (UTC)
• Delete. Sorry. This page is the most patent example of nn fancruft. Induction

This user's only edit is the vote above. Brian G. Crawford 00:06, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

• Strong Keep: If he's considered a non-notable comedian, then the Beatles should be considered a non-notable band. Stev0 00:04, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
• Strong Delete. Exactly which of the notability criteria in WP:BIO does this meet? I see none. ReekerReaver 00:06, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

User:ReekerReaver's only contribution is the above vote. Looks like we have some sockpuppetry going on. Brian G. Crawford 00:08, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

• Keep, clearly notable. Has appeared in multiple general release movies and TV shows. --Sneftel 00:09, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

User:Sneftel's only contribution is the above vote. Looks like we have some sockpuppetry going on. And BTW, comparing a relatively obscure stand-up comic to the Beatles is a ludicrous argument and you guy(s) know it. ReekerReaver 00:13, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

Uh, I'm sorry. What? --Sneftel 00:14, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

• Strong Keep Emo Phillips is routinely played on XM Radio's comedy channel...and in several other outlets I'm sure. I wondered where all of those socks went... --Bugwit grunt / scribbles 00:20, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
• Keep, has enough name recognition and enough of a cult following to warrant an entry.Fluit 00:37, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
• Speedy keep. Notability seems clear: successful comedy album, occasional work as actor/producer, new act reviewed by the BBC. Bucketsofg 00:36, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
• Speedy Keep One of the most annoying people on the planet (I'd rather be locked up with Pauly Shore and Gilbert Gottfried) but he's notable. Fan1967 01:20, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

• Note Given that the nominator and the only voters for Delete are users with no history, I recommend closing this AfD as a bad-faith nom. Fan1967 01:25, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

• Strong Keep Emo has been around for a while. I don't know if he has done anything lately, but he certainly is notable enough.
• Speedy keep per Fan1967. Nominator Deathntaxes (talk · contribs) and naysayers Induction (talk · contribs) and ReekerReaver (talk · contribs) have no other edits. Someone is trying to make a point.Thatcher131 02:28, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
• Strong Keep, clearly notable. Beatles comparison a bit extreme- maybe e.g. Dead Kennedys :-) Badgerpatrol 02:31, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
• Keep Notable, but not "Beatles-notable." Fishhead64 07:23, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
• Speedy Keep. Someone close this already... Clearly a bad faith nom (although I still don't know what motivated it.) Grandmasterka 09:30, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
• Speedy keep - I've heard of this guy in the UK, so he must be fairly notable :-) Stephenb (Talk) 09:54, 31 March 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.