Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Chris Baker (fundraiser)


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The result was   delete. Davewild (talk) 11:36, 30 June 2012 (UTC)

Chris Baker (fundraiser)

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Being one of 8000 Olympic torchbearers is not, of itself, especially notable. Raising £1500 for charity is not unusual, either. What seems to mark this subject out is that he has set up a website to promote these things. I declined speedy deletion (A7) on the grounds that his website appears to show him as a guest on Daybreak tv (though from the context it looks more likely that he attends tv filmings and gets photographed with the presenters). It also suggests he writes in his local paper. I am not of the opinion this is someone who yet meets inclusion guidelines - it appears what we have is an article about a 13 year old child with the determination to achieve celebrity status, may well achieve it in the future, and when and if he does we should then carry an article. RichardOSmith (talk) 09:02, 23 June 2012 (UTC)
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 * Delete Even if everything on the article were true and could be found in a reliable source, just on the face of it there's no reason to think this person is notable enough for a Wikipedia article. This is not Facebook or a social media site. It's nice that the kid works for charity, but that's not enough to justify a mention anywhere in an encyclopedia, let alone having a page to himself. DreamGuy (talk) 22:20, 24 June 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete - Although I applaud him for the initiative to raise funds for charity, I don't see any coverage that would justify article. -- Whpq (talk) 16:52, 29 June 2012 (UTC)
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