Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alex Reid (fighter)


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The result was speedy keep. Reid is clearly notable due to his multiple appearances in the British media, irrespective of his career in MMA. --(ʞɿɐʇ) ɐuɐʞsǝp 19:36, 4 January 2014 (UTC)

Alex Reid (fighter)

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Fails WP:NMMA with no top tier fights and WP:KICK. Jakejr (talk) 03:14, 2 January 2014 (UTC)
 *  Delete Keep. Agreed, doesn't meet WP:NMMA notability guidelines.Gm545 (talk) 03:38, 2 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Point Michig. Gm545 (talk) 07:42, 2 January 2014 (UTC)


 * Keep. A deletion rationale based on WP:NMMA is completely missing the point. Like it or not Reid is more famous than any other MMA fighter in Britain, appears regularly on television, and passes WP:GNG by a mile. He won Celebrity Big Brother for heaven's sake. Here's the coverage of him from one major British newspaper alone: . --Michig (talk) 07:34, 2 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Speedy Keep he's a celebrity in the UK. I had the Guardian reference but I also did searches at the BBC and the Telegraph . He's also in the tabloids/gossip magazines practically every day, I know they don't count as RS but this guy is actually really famous. Acb314 (talk) 07:40, 2 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Martial arts-related deletion discussions. Peter Rehse (talk) 11:07, 2 January 2014 (UTC)
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 * Speedy Keep. Like it or not, Reid is a big celebrity in the UK, and that has nothing to do with his MMA career and everything to do with his personal life and TV appearances (which are amply and frequently covered in the media), so WP:NMMA really doesn't apply. -- Necrothesp (talk) 23:13, 2 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Speedy Keep These days he's a celebrity who sometimes fights, not a fighter. Won Celebrity Big Brother which should be enough on its own even if there weren't reliable sources presented above. Neonchameleon (talk) 11:30, 3 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Speedy Keep (rather reluctantly...). Definitely notable by Wikipedia standards (despite my personal opinions about such 'celebrities'...). Peridon (talk) 12:11, 4 January 2014 (UTC)
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