Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Remi Broadway

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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. John254 02:58, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Remi Broadway

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lacks nobility, does not meet requirements for BIO, advertising reads like resume. Delete does not meet requirements for TOW. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Apelike (talk • contribs).

  • Comment The AfD was not properly linked. I have corrected this. Cheers, Resolute 15:17, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment As an Australian actor of stage and screen, Broadway seems to be borderline notable, but I haven't formulated an opinion yet. I would like to point out, however, that Apelike is a single purpose account; and his comments made here bear a striking resemblance to those made here by a user who was subsequently banned for using multiple accounts to put forward bad faith edits related to YouTube celebrities. There's a real animosity toward YouTube celebrities, cultivated at Encyclopedia Dramatica, 4chan and elsewhere. Broadway's connection to Caitlin Hill, as well as his status as a modestly popular YouTube user in his own right, would be enough to set it off. To my mind, there's a good chance this is a bad faith nom. ichor}mosquito{ 21:36, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment A celebrity is a widely-recognized or famous person who commands a high degree of public and media attention. Your "YouTube Celebrity" argument is a fallacy. While I could see a publication using that term, it's rather absurd at best. Apelike 00:27, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment I'm not arguing he's a YouTube celebrity. Ichormosquito 02:30, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletions. -- ichor}mosquito{ 22:02, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Weak keep. Admittedly a minor celebrity and a minor actor in some mot very memorable series and movies, but he did receive a fair bit of coverage when the "Piffy" segment was shown on The Late Show in 1993. He hosted the Prime Possum childrens show on Australian television. Most notable role appears to be as Murray Rose in Swimming Upstream. Past news coverage as cited by Ichormosquito appears to confirm at least tenuous notability. Dbromage [Talk] 00:09, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment. Given the nominator's short history and largely a SPA with animosity towards YouTube vloggers, I'm prepared to call this a bad faith nom. Dbromage [Talk] 00:20, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep. Notable enough for a stub, which is the current state of the article. I wouldn't know where to look for more Australian sources than I've already found in my comment above; but he has had significant roles in notable television shows, which satisfies a condition at WP:BIO. The Wayne Manifesto won an AFI Award. And I know it's not much, but he has name recognition among YouTube addicts. ichor}mosquito{ 03:27, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep Pretty borderline, but harmless as a stub, and would be known to hundreds of thousands of Australians as "Piffy" (which needs explanation in the article by the way, and needs to be sourced). He seems to appear in every film shot on the Gold Coast (The Marine, Scooby-Doo). The Wayne Manifesto should be enough to meet WP:BIO. --Canley 22:05, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete. It is my belief under good faith that Remi Broadway does not meet the requirements of Wikipedia. The current article is has been a short stub that lacks nobility. If he is indeed significant than keep, otherwise I don't see the point.Apelike 23:17, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
    Comment. I just want to point out to the closing admin that Apelike is the nominator. Ichormosquito 02:15, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep. Whilst he has generally had supporting roles in his career, he clearly meets WP:BIO as he has had significant roles in entertainment, most notably the Prime Possum Show before 1996. Assize 03:51, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep - Per arguments raised above, including a few sources which could help remove those {{fact}} buggers. Giggy Talk 07:36, 22 August 2007 (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.