Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Benjy Bronk


 * 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 REDIRECT--unanimous, ignoring the sockpuppets and the irrelevant Pokémon test argument. Prolonging the discussion will likely only generate more of the same. Owen&times; &#9742;  13:12, 10 December 2010 (UTC)

Benjy Bronk

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Long-term unsourced BLP except for a Howard Stern fansite. No notability; subject's only claim to notability appears to be that he is a staffer for Howard Stern. Suggest pertinent info be moved to The Howard Stern Show Staff page after deletion Rockypedia (talk) 06:42, 3 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions.  -- Jclemens-public (talk) 07:42, 3 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment While the nominators suggestion for a merge/redirect to the Stern Staffer section is worth considering, the article does assert him being a comedian as well as being a Stern staffer, though yes, the Sterns conection does seem to be its focus. A check finds coverage in news and books 2001 through 2010, as a comedian, as well as being involved with Stern. Is there enough per WP:GNG for an independent article?  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 10:35, 3 December 2010 (UTC)
 * I don't see anything in those two links that says he's anything but a writer on the Stern show. The results that say he's a comedian are pretty much sentences that were copy-pasted from this very wikipedia article.  Circular references?Rockypedia (talk) 16:07, 3 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Redirect - I don't think there is actually anything worth merging. He already has a decent little write at the staff article here Only real thing of any note worth reporting is to be a Howard Stern staff member. Off2riorob (talk) 10:39, 3 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Redirect I agree, mostly - there might be a sentence or two that merits inclusion in the staff article, although maybe not; I'm not that experienced in deleting articles (or anything) and would certainly defer to Off2riorob here, he knows more than I do. Especially since 99% of the info on the web about him seems to be copied directly from this article that we're discussing.Rockypedia (talk) 16:07, 3 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Keep - Wikipedia has become the place for any random company to have an entry created for. If random companies that have no relevance what-so-ever can have their own articles Benjy can have his.Woods01 (talk) 03:34, 5 December 2010 (UTC)
 * I don't know if you're being serious or not, but obviously one has no bearing on the other. If you cared to offer a valid, articulate argument as to how Benjy Bronk meets the criteria established by WP:BIO and WP:BLP, of course we would all listen to it.Rockypedia (talk) 00:57, 6 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Keep - Subject seems to more than meet the notability and inclusion comments laid out in Wikipedia policy. Seems to be several mainstream and secondary sources independent about subject that are independent of the subject. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fiveat5 (talk • contribs) 19:34, 8 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Note to closer - this last keep comment it the accounts only edit. Off2riorob (talk) 17:39, 9 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Delete Biography without substantial sources. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tommy1964 (talk • contribs) 20:24, 9 December 2010 (UTC)
 * This user has only three edits. Off2riorob (talk) 21:20, 9 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Delete/Redirect Most of this article seems to be paragraphs copied from a Howard Stern fan site.  No other secondary sources.  Non-notable biography of someone attached to a celebrity through where he works.ArchieOof (talk) 20:49, 9 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Keep sources include NY Times and NY Post  — Preceding unsigned comment added by LeahMcal (talk • contribs) 04:44, 10 December 2010 (UTC)
 * This appears to be yet another sock puppet attempting to keep this page alive. Consider:  This user signed up for a wikipedia account just today.  Has only edited the Bronk page and this discussion page, after a bunch of useless edits (in the space of 17 minutes) to the Leah page.   Added a citation to a NY Times article that doesn't mention Benjy Bronk.  Cited a Penn State alumni site that simply lists Bronk as a graduate.    There is also significant evidence that this registered name and all the other sock puppets may be Bronk himself, trying to appear as if he is several different people.  See the discussion here.
 * So now, to recap: input on this page voting 'Keep' is from
 * Fiveat5 (talk • contribs) (one edit on all of WIkipedia, the one on this page)
 * Woods01 (talk • contribs), who is a legitimate editor, but offered a rather illogical rationale for his/her "Keep" vote
 * LeahMcal (talk• contribs) (account created less than an hour before the edit to this page)
 * Also, there is no NY Post reference on the Bronk page, despite this latest puppet's claims. Rockypedia (talk) 06:43, 10 December 2010 (UTC)


 * - An IP posted here (since removed) that there was some request from the subject to come here and save his article. Off2riorob (talk) 11:40, 10 December 2010 (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.