Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Harris Faulkner

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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 keep. — CharlotteWebb 19:50, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Harris Faulkner

She's non notable (all she does is host 30 second news updates for a few hours on some random network). I say delete as soon as possible. Delete --MikeHunt35 15:14, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

  • Keep I am not a TV person but I suspect that receiving six Emmy Awards including the 2005 Emmy for Best Newscaster and Best News Special will make the subject of the article pass WP:BIO. (I added a Primarysoures tag to the article) Signed Jeepday 15:52, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Speedy Keep Horible nomination for deletion; poorly written and misleading - Mike Hunt ("my cunt" joke) seems like a hoax. Harris is clearly noticed as she appears frequently on the Fox News Channel. There seems to be an onging confusion betweeen Notability and Importance. I think that it is very important that the public be able to gain insight into those who report the news as these people can influence opinion if only in subtle ways. --Kevin Murray 16:58, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment: How dare you, Mike Hunt is my actual name, I was born and named well before that word meant anything, I am sick of people assuming my actual name is some sort of joke. And this is not a horrible nomination, as I said, the only thing this anchor ever does is host 30 second news updates for a few hours a day (and FOX recently cut the number of news breaks in half too, meaning she is seen less!)- she warrants a line or two on the FOX news page, not her own article! I am NOT a sockpuppet either. I have being editing wikipedia for a while now, under my IP address, and have watched AFD with interested, and when I stumbled upon this article by the genious 'random article' feature' i felt this wasn't a needed artcile. Once again, this is not a hoax, and please take this nomination seriously.--MikeHunt35 17:07, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
  • I salute your parents' fine sense of humor. Not convinced -- too many hoaxes out there. Without a user page and any discussion history the nominator still looks bogus --Kevin Murray 19:27, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Nor am I. By the way, the word in question dates from the 14th century (possibly earlier). Victoriagirl 04:18, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Weak Keep - nomination is subjective and does not refer to WP policy; receiving major awards does count as notability per WP:BIO. However more sources are needed to demonstrate independent third-party coverage (perhaps a link to a news report on the Emmy awards, or something). Walton monarchist89 19:42, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Additional Comment - Kevin Murray, I feel you should assume good faith in relation to the nominator - there's no proof that Mike Hunt isn't his real name or that he's a sockpuppet/SPA. Please assume that the nomination is genuine. (Although I still disagree with the nomination.) Walton monarchist89 19:42, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
  • I believe in assuming good faith, but not being naive. This editor seems to be single purpose related to Fox News, but calls it "some random network"
  • I absolutely do not belive that inexperienced contributors should be involved in AfD or other deletion decisions. Until you've contributed, I don't respect the right to dispute the contributions of others.
--Kevin Murray 20:01, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
      • Comment - While I agree that new users should generally not be involved in AfDs, WP:BITE also applies here. -- Kesh 22:27, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Yes, we don't want to bite the newcomers, but on the other hand, a growl is less than a bite. --Kevin Murray 23:54, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep - She is a regular person seen on the Fox News Channel and appears throughout the evening on Fox News Live headline updates, which have only seen cuts during the daytime news programming, not the evening commentative programming. Chris (Talk) (Contribs) 22:25, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Six Emmys? Wow. Keep, that meets WP:BIO. Tony Fox (arf!) 22:49, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep While the article needs some serious work (proper citations rather than lumped at the bottom, some rewriting to be more enyclopedic in tone), there does seem to be enough here to assert notability and satisfy WP:BLP. Unless it is shown that the references are faulty, there's no reason to delete this one. -- Kesh 22:54, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep six Emmies not notable? common!! Alf photoman 00:06, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep Whether one loves it or hates it, I'd hardly call the Fox News Channel "some random network". The Emmy awards and references in the article certainly meet WP:BIO criteria. Agent 86 00:25, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep for all obvious reasons. Victoriagirl 02:52, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep The awards establish notability and the references seem reliable. User:Dimadick
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.