Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Musa Cooper

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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 no consensus. Mailer Diablo 16:40, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Musa Cooper

This article, on a So You Think You Can Dance? contestant, was originally speedy deleted twice. A DRV consensus found that there was an assertion of notability, and that a hearing at AfD was proper. This is a procedural relisting, so I abstain. Xoloz 15:41, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

  • Re-delete. Improv hit the nail on the head in the deletion review. —freak(talk) 16:01, Jul. 27, 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete About as notable as a local televison reporter or average college professor. I watched the show and don't even remember her! Love, Travel Plaza Babes 16:10, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
    • Are you sure you watched the show? Not only is Musa a he, but he was only eliminated two weeks ago. Aren't I Obscure? 17:02, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
  • Yes, I did watch the show and he was so forgettable, I even forgot he was a he. Love, Travel Plaza Babes 17:52, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
  • Comment and Question. Why should this one person of little noteworthiness be eliminated, while many other similiar non-important people retain their own articles? I've marked several for merging into one page ... but in reality, I'm leaning towards deletion. But for all of them, not just this one. Is the rule going to be applied across the board (except to those contestants who actually are notable for reasons besides 15 minutes of TV fame)? --ThatBajoranGuy 05:43, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete is he going to be remembered in 100 years? Not for what's in the current article anyway. If there are similar people then they should also be deleted rather than this one retained. Dlyons493 Talk 17:05, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
  • Merge into a single article Don't delete; details of the American Idol contestants got merged into American Idol Season 5; merge the pages into one. I like ThatBajoranGuy's merge idea, but am not leaning towards deletion. Thistheman 19:38, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep. I just finished doing some research on this individual, and he has several other accomplishments, which I have added to the article. He was a high school track star, the subject of newspaper profiles, has a verifiable fanbase, and has had multiple television appearances, including being a dancer for Beyonce Knowles, and appearing on Sex and the City. In my opinion, he passes WP:BIO. --Elonka 22:23, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep preferably, otherwise merge. I didn't know who Musa Cooper was until I saw this article. I've gained knowledge from visiting it. What would be the cost of keeping it? Nothing. The cost of deletion is the diminishment of knowledge. Bottom line, the article has a use that's got to outweigh WP:BIO.Mallanox 03:52, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
  • Comment - that's a case for seeking to amend WP:BIO not for keeping the article. Meanwhile we have to assess against those guidelines. BlueValour 03:15, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
  • WP:BIO as you say is a guideline, it's not a rule. It can be ignored if the consensus is there.Mallanox 08:13, 1 August 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.