Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alex from Target


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The result was   Withdrawn by user. (non-admin closure) Tutelary (talk) 02:01, 9 November 2014 (UTC)

Alex from Target

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Come on now. I fully understand that this blew up and got massive media coverage over one night, but this seems to be a biography for Alex LaBeouf. And as per WP:BLP1E if I'm understanding that correctly, I don't believe this one event established notability for him.  G loss  22:21, 7 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep (for now) - Personally, I have not perceived the article as a biography nor even as an article that aims to be a biography. I perceive it as the chronicle of an event, just like the viral phenomenon Edgar's fall is discussed in its article as an event or meme, not as the biography of the main protagonist.
 * In my opinion the guidelines to apply here are WP:EVENT and in particular its section WP:PERSISTENCE, which explains: "Events that are only covered in sources published during or immediately after an event, without further analysis or discussion, are likely not suitable for an encyclopedia article. However, this may be difficult or impossible to determine shortly after the event occurs, as editors cannot know whether an event will receive further coverage or not." and the section WP:RAPID, which states "As there is no deadline, it is recommended to delay the nomination for a few days to avoid the deletion debate dealing with a moving target and to allow time for a clearer picture of the notability of the event to emerge, which may make a deletion nomination unnecessary.". I would follow this recommendation of delaying the nomination and that's why I suggested a temporary "keep". ► LowLevel (talk) 01:11, 8 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Internet-related deletion discussions. NorthAmerica1000 01:40, 8 November 2014 (UTC)
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 * Weak keep I was considering nomming this for AFD myself but had my doubts because while we could discuss the whole thing, it depends if it has a lick of longevity and felt time would either confirm notability or show it was a minor blip. For that reason it's a weak keep, either this is notable or just something that went viral only to vanish from memory in a month. tutterMouse (talk) 16:45, 8 November 2014 (UTC)


 * Keep per above. It's too early to say, and we can reassess in a month or two and see if the event or the person has established any long term notability.


 * Comment I finding myself starting to agree with the keep votes. No need to keep this running, so consider it withdrawn.  G loss  18:47, 8 November 2014 (UTC)
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