Talk:Ben McKenzie (Australian Idol)

Needs to be about more than Idol, he only finished 7th
Variations of this page have been set up many times previously, and all been deleted and/or left as a redirect to the Australian Idol home page.

The general standard for inclusion for contests such as Australian Idol is that the winner and runner up get their own page plus any finalists who have another reasonable claim to fame.

If Ben McKenzie were to produce and/or star in a major motion picture, then we could justify this page.

If he were to have a top 10 single or top 10 album, or receive a gold certification, then we could justify this page.

Yes, there was a lot of publicity about how he left, which is of course tied in with the whole Hillsong vote rigging nonsense by Today Tonight. You could probably say that he was the main casualty of that made up "scandal".

But if that is the only reason for this page, then you'd need to have a page on the person who finished 5th too, cos Tarisai's exit received a lot more publicity than Ben's.

For the people who want this page to last, focus on things outside of Idol. Focus on any recordings he has made, anything like that. Yes, include his Idol stuff, but don't focus on that. He needs to be more than just the guy who finished 7th but probably should have finished 3rd or 4th. Ultimately, who cares? Australian Idol always has people in the wrong order, and the winners are never the best singers. He has to be able to prove that he deserved to finish higher. He has to prove that he is one of the ones who can have a career after Idol. Dyinghappy (talk) 07:26, 26 June 2008 (UTC)