Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Craig Brittain (Web designer)


 * 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 Speedy Delete per CSD:G5. Article created by sockpuppet of CollectorOfSouls.&mdash;Kww(talk) 19:48, 29 November 2012 (UTC)

Craig Brittain (Web designer)

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WP:N Choyoołʼįįhí:Seb az86556 > haneʼ 06:44, 29 November 2012 (UTC) Choyoołʼįįhí:Seb az86556 > haneʼ 06:44, 29 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Strong speedy keep. By now the notability has been fully established in numerous interviews and mentions from NPR, techdirt, GQ Magazine, Huffington Post and more. -TheWesternWorld (talk) 06:47, 29 November 2012 (UTC)

Comment I only see one reference about him. More is needed.--Mjs1991 (talk) 06:52, 29 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Strong delete Best known for something that's not well-known? A tenuous attempt at notability at best.  Add the non-BLP compliant quality/quantity of references, this should have been allowed to be speedy deleted, lest the subject be further embarassed (✉→BWilkins←✎) 08:27, 29 November 2012 (UTC)

Delete Mr Brittain is only notable because of IsAnybodyDown? which is already listed and for no other reason. Shritwod (talk) 09:44, 29 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete once more for reasons given by Shritwod. Lukeno94 (talk) 10:12, 29 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete Notability is not inherited; Mr Brittain's website Is Anybody Down? is notable (it's possible that Takedown Hammer is as well, though we don't yet have an article on it), but I can find no coverage of him which amounts to more than "he founded Is Anybody Down?". That's not enough. Aside from unreliable sources such as blogs, there's insufficient coverage of the man himself to warrant an article. Yunshui 雲 &zwj; 水  12:14, 29 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep this is a sock puppet campaign against a notable person. This article has been effectively vandalized by people who dont want to give the man his notabilty, mostly jealous kids. Notability is inherited - we all know Jimmy Wales would not be notable if not for Wikipedia . Likewise if Jimbo is notable, so is Mr. Brittain under WP:JIMBO-184.232.133.97 (talk) 12:25, 29 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep The sources indicate that Mr. Brittain himself is a notable person. The article itself needs to have more of the notable sources added to it. -64.34.180.32 (talk) 13:26, 29 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete - Not enough reliable sources out there to establish independent notability, and frankly, Mr Brittain should take that as a blessing. Worth also pointing out that the article's creator, has been indef'ed for disruption and personal attacks (with a particular penchant for WP:ATWV), and I see a few WP:DUCKs have parked themselves here. -- Ritchie333  (talk)  (cont)   13:44, 29 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment interesting how there are several IP-only people trying to keep all of TheWesternWorld's articles, and barely contributing elsewhere... Lukeno94 (talk) 14:01, 29 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Comment: If it survives AfD it needs a hatnote link from Craig Brittain. Pam  D  15:22, 29 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Redirect to IsAnybodyDown?. Not separately notable, but mentioned at the IAD article and a reasonable search term for someone looking into the situation around that web site. If not Redirect then Delete, but prefer Redirect. - TexasAndroid (talk) 16:33, 29 November 2012 (UTC)
 * The reason I would suggest delete over redirect is that "Craig Brittain (Web designer)" is an unlikely term to be entered into a search box. As PamD suggests though, a "see also" link from Craig Brittain through to IsAnybodyDown? would be useful. -- Ritchie333 (talk)  (cont)   16:49, 29 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Redirect or delete per TexasAndroid. Clear case of WP:BLP1E. Huon (talk) 16:47, 29 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Redirect or Delete per WP:NOTABILITY. --GSK ● talk ● contribs 16:55, 29 November 2012 (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.