Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ben Underwood


 * 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 merge and redirect to human echolocation --- Deville (Talk) 15:54, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

Ben Underwood
Originally prodded by Rey Brujo with the following text:

Unluckily, being the first one to get a Wii is not enough to become notable for Wikipedia. Thousands are featured in several TV shows, but that doesn't mean it is necessary to have his article. The notability guidelines give two guides that may be applied: Persons achieving renown or notoriety for their involvement in newsworthy events (appearing on a TV program or getting a Wii before launch date aren't a newsworthy event) and ''The person has been the primary subject of multiple non-trivial published works whose source is independent of the person. (Multiple similar stories describing a single day's news event only count as one coverage.)'' (which is what is happening with him).

I'm personally not quite sure about whether or not this qualifies as a single day's news event, nor am I convinced that TV appearances such as the Ellen Degeneres show are non newsworthy. Thus I am posting this debate for the full AfD review Roninbk 10:29, 18 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Neutral, (Leaning towards Keep) --Roninbk 10:32, 18 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Merge to human echolocation, since he is not notable outside this area (the other "notable" events are as a result of this ability). Most of the information is already in that article. Yomangani talk 10:41, 18 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Excellent idea, That article is much better than this one anyways. I think I can do this merge myself. --Roninbk 10:55, 18 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Take a look at human echolocation and let me know if this is a workable solution. If so, can we go ahead and redirect? --Roninbk 11:15, 18 September 2006 (UTC)
 * It looks OK. I'd personally like to get an opinion from the creator before we close this early as a redirect. I'll leave them a note. Yomangani talk 11:51, 18 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Merge and toss all that Wii garbage. --InShaneee 15:40, 18 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Merge to human echolocation. While interesting, this article lacks sufficient depth to stand alone. Also, the Wii stuff is silly. - CNichols 20:58, 18 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Merge You guys are welcome to do what you think best, I have relatively little experience when it comes to making entries. - Darkchun 13:48, 19 September 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.