Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Christian Walker (Internet personality)


 * 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 delete. While this individual does have some coverage in reliable sources, the majority of it appears to be trivial coverage, and there is rough consensus here that the currently available sources don't meet the threshold for notability. There is also some concern (well-summarized by User:Liz) that the article doesn't even attempt to make a claim that Walker has done anything notable, besides having somewhat popular social media accounts, having a famous father, and having political views.  —&#8288;Scotty Wong &#8288;— 19:18, 29 July 2022 (UTC)

Christian Walker (Internet personality)

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Does not satisfy WP:GNG. No WP:SIGCOV from reliable sources. – Meena • 22:08, 13 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: People and Conservatism. – Meena • 22:08, 13 July 2022 (UTC)
 * A keeper — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fmm134 (talk • contribs) 23:35, 13 July 2022 (UTC)
 * This article contains little information. It is even close to the usual standards of Wikipedia. It should be either be reworked & expanded (if the subject has sufficient accomplishments to write about) or discarded. 47.155.183.138 (talk) 00:23, 14 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of California-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 22:21, 13 July 2022 (UTC)


 * Keep - while it definitely needs to be expanded, Christian's been covered in Intelligencer, which is considered reliable per WP:RSP. MiasmaEternal  ☎  07:21, 14 July 2022 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz Read! Talk! 22:57, 20 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete All RS mentions are passing in relation to his father (for instance the Intelligencer article is about Herschel's campaign and the subject has a single mention in the article overall). Best, GPL93 (talk) 14:54, 14 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Just FYI, there are two Intelligencer sources currently in the article, and one is very in-depth on Christian. Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 19:24, 15 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep: In the past 24 hours he seems to have (again) been publicized all over the internet, this time due to him confronting the singer Kehlani at a Starbucks.       — VersaceSpace  🌃 05:10, 15 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep as an NBASIC pass. I'd point to this Intelligencer piece as well as the People, Daily Beast, and Fox Business sources posted by VersaceSpace just above as evidence of the pass. Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 19:24, 15 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep sufficient sourcing for an article to meet notability.Patapsco913 (talk) 10:12, 17 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete No claim of long-term notability. If and when he does something worthwhile the article can be restored and improved accordingly. Deb (talk) 19:55, 20 July 2022 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.


 * Delete Where is the notability in this documented unpleasantness? No SIGCOV, online followers do not mean notability. fails WP:GNG. Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 13:18, 21 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep he is noteworthy. I hate the kid but he always trends on the internet. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Capriaf (talk • contribs) 21:10, July 22, 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep . VersaceSpace has shown lots of articles that indicate that he is notable—Daily Beast, MarketWatch, Intelligencer, Fox Business, etc. Beware WP:NOTNEWS prose. SWinxy (talk) 19:29, 27 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Changed to weak delete from Liz's comment. SWinxy (talk) 01:09, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete The media coverage that he receives is because he is an unusual, colorful personality, not because of any influence or inherent notability he has in U.S. culture. Notability is not established by being unusual or interesting but by the influence or impact one has and I just don't see it with this social media "influencer", either in the article or in the coverage he has received thus far from media sources. Being a contrary voice to your peers isn't enough to establish ones importance as a voice people pay attention to. And as we have seen with reality stars, anyone who does something outrageous can get media coverage these days, it's not sustained and lasting coverage. Liz Read! Talk! 04:58, 27 July 2022 (UTC)
 * May I also say that I find it rather odd that some folks here are referring to him by primarily by his first name which is something fans do, it's not a custom among Wikipedia editors in AFD discussions who have no attachment to the article subject. Liz Read! Talk! 05:00, 27 July 2022 (UTC)
 * There exists tons of articles on topics that are notable because they are unusual. We even carry a list on them. Notability is not established by being unusual or interesting, but it is when that peculiarity is supplemented by reliable sources and the coverage about said peculiarity is spread across several years. — VersaceSpace  🌃 01:20, 28 July 2022 (UTC)


 * Delete Coverage in reliable sources is largely trivial, not WP:SIGCOV. Not seeing sustained coverage enough to constitute notability. A. Randomdude0000 (talk) 01:02, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete - per Liz and A. Randomdude0000. I did not find evidence of WP:SIGCOV sufficient to meet GNG. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 13:41, 28 July 2022 (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.