Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/DJ & the Fro


 * 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 keep. After two full relistings, consensus, per input received here and relative to Wikipedia deletion policies, is for the article to be retained. The nominator quoted an opinion essay as a rationale for deletion, which is not a policy or guideline, and stated in the nomination the topic "seems" to fail the opinion essay. The nominator stated that there is a lack of sources and that they couldn't find any, which somewhat qualifies the article for deletion, although a specific notability guideline was not cited. However, topic notability is not based upon the state of sourcing in articles, and not being able to find sources does not equate to automatic non-notability, particularly when a specific notability guideline is not cited affirming qualification of deletion per deletion policies. Sources were provided in the discussion, which essentially nullifies the concept of no sources being found, because several were provided here, hence they have since been findable. However, the nominator did not check back in to the discussion to comment about the sources provided. No other users have opined for deletion, and several have stated that the topic is notable per the sources provided herein. The user that !voted for redirection also did not check back in to provide input about all of the sources provided. North America1000 05:43, 19 May 2022 (UTC)

DJ & the Fro

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Deprodded with addition of cleanup tag, which does not address the lack of sources. Zero sourcing found; therefore, the show seems to fail WP:NTV Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 00:46, 27 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Television and Comics and animation. Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 00:46, 27 April 2022 (UTC)


 * Redirect to List of programs broadcast by MTV. Invoking an essay as if it's policy/guideline, "X fails WP:ESSAY", is not itself a good rationale, but I say redirect since I can't seem to find anything on Google/Google News that would help substantiate the content of the article or establish notability (particularly WP:GNG. Article is likely to remain a stub of a non-notable TV series.— Mythdon ( talk  •  contribs ) 01:07, 27 April 2022 (UTC)

Keep per the significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources.  The review notes: "DJ & the Fro is slacker television, which means it succeeds in meeting its own low expectations. So is it funny? Well, sometimes, but the laugh factor probably depends on your taste when it comes to humor -- and your age. This show is aimed squarely at the YouTube generation. When it comes to kid apropriateness, DJ & the Fro really isn't, although older teens (and boys, especially) will probably want to watch. And since the show is essentially helping your kids find videos they might have missed on their own YouTube searches, it's just one more source of content you'll have to keep tabs on."  The article notes: "Every generation needs its own versionof Beavis and Butt-head—a couple ofslackers who love to crack wise about the insane video clips of the moment. At least that’s what the creators of MTV’s new summer show DJ & The Fro believe. DaveJeser and Matt Silverstein, the funny duo behind Comedy Central’s hit show DrawnTogether, thought it would be a fun idea to have a couple of YouTube generation commentators. This time around, the dudes are a couple of goofy office drones named DJ and The Fro who love watching video clips during office hours. ... The duo first pitched the premise to FX, but eventually, the show landed on MTV,where the programming execs were hun-gry again for animated content aimed at a young, hip and mostly male audience. ... To produce the animation, the teamtapped Mark Marek, an animator and production designer they had worked with on their show Crank Yankers."  The article notes: "They're the stars of "DJ & the Fro," a new animated series on MTV. Whereas Beavis and Butt-Head pickled their brains via rock videos, DJ and the Fro love passing time at their desk jobs by sneaking peeks at viral videos - often ones of people in the midst of stupid stunts gone awry.On the animated side, our two heroes are less politically correct than Borat, and they delve into lots of genitalia jokes that flesh-and-blood humans couldn't get away with delivering on the boob tube ..." Less significant coverage: The article provides two sentences of coverage about the subject. The article notes: "MTV has a checkered track-record with scripted programs in recent years. Most recently, 2009 animated comedy "DJ & the Fro" aired only one season." The article provides one sentence of coverage about the subject. The article notes: "The projects include a 20-episode series order for a new animated series titled “DJ and the Fro,” about two office drones who swap viral videos while surrounded by workplace mayhem."</li><li> The article provides one sentence of coverage about the subject. The article notes: "Roy Iddan is a scriptwriter, he’s created and/or written many Israeli TV shows. Roy was also the production designer for the 2009 MTV show Dj & the Fro."</li></li></ol></ol>There is sufficient coverage in reliable sources to allow DJ & the Fro to pass Notability, which requires "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject". Cunard (talk) 08:45, 1 May 2022 (UTC) </li></ul> Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, –&#8239;Joe (talk) 13:16, 4 May 2022 (UTC)
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Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 02:18, 12 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep Sources shared by Cunard establish notability per WP:GNG NemesisAT (talk) 11:38, 11 May 2022 (UTC)
 * <p class="xfd_relist" style="margin:0 0 0 -1em;border-top: 1px solid #AAA; border-bottom: 1px solid #AAA; padding: 0px 2em;"> Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.


 * Keep, There are multiple sources given that support notability. Davidgoodheart (talk) 01:47, 16 May 2022 (UTC)


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