Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Elvis sightings


 * 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. Stifle (talk) 10:12, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

Elvis sightings

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The Elvis lives conspiracy theory is discussed in the Elvis Presley phenomenon article. The "Media examples" is purely a trivia list. Tenacious D Fan (talk) 15:40, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete Per WP:NOT and because the entire article is a huge trivia list. Juliancolton Tropical Cyclone  16:18, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment This is at least useful as a plausible search term, so don't delete it completely. Convert it into a redirect. Zagalejo^^^ 18:43, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Elvis Presley phenomenon, per Zag. Although there had been, in 1987, a flurry of reports of people who claimed to have seen Elvis (including an AP report of someone who thought she saw him at a Burger King in Kalamazoo), this article barely mentions those.  It would probably have been called "Elvis sightings in popular culture", except that savvy Wikipedians know better than to use those last three words in the title of an article.  This is pretty much the generic ipc article, cataloging all known mentions on TV shows, comic strips, and songs, of an Elvis sighting.  "Walk the Dinosaur" isn't in here, but everything else seems to be.  Nothing worth keeping or merging, but Zag is right about this being a good search term. Mandsford (talk) 18:54, 25 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Keep I think Elvis sightings themselves, in their own right (not in Elvis') are a notable part of pop culture. Therefore keep Computerjoe 's talk 14:47, 29 June 2008 (UTC)

I find it hard to believe anyone would consider deleting this article. Elvis sightings are a widely-known phenomenon and figure as largely in popular culture as Catholic saint apparitions. They have been continuing for at least 20 years and there are several websites devoted to the phenomenon. They can conceivably be considered distinctly separate from the "Elvis lives" conspiracy theory, as many of the "sighters" are not subscribers to any particular theory about Elvis. At any rate, readers may want to consult a catalog of sightings not unlike a discography or list of tour dates. I think the article should stay although I can't comment on revisions. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.254.108.141 (talk • contribs)
 * Delete or rename at least. The article seems to be more about Elvis in the media, listing movies, songs, and TV shows that had an Elvis character. The title seems misleading. Even renamed I doubt it is useful information to anyone.  Gtstricky Talk or C 20:24, 2 July 2008 (UTC)


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