Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gervase Peterson


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The result was   keep. (non-admin closure) DavidLeighEllis (talk) 00:42, 17 January 2014 (UTC)

Gervase Peterson

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He's doesn't seem notable enough for the encyclopedia based on Notability (people). He's done a lot of cool stuff, but he's not a high profile person, nor has he had a significant impact in any of these areas. He was a two time contestant on Survivor, but was not a winner nor a notable player. He's also done some acting, modeling, business work, and participated once in a boxing match. None of these things by themselves constitute enough notability for the encyclopedia. As for his acting career, he hasn't had any major roles in anything. He's appears to be a mostly low profile individual who's had a cool career in a variety of fields which came with 15 minutes of fame. Survivorfan1995 (talk) 19:55, 3 January 2014 (UTC)
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 * keep for now, appeared on two seasons, and has other activities beyond Survivor. Also helps counter systematic bias due to the general lack of African American Survivor contestants with articles. Frietjes (talk) 16:52, 4 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep per WP:GNG. Peterson enjoyed a lot of media attention in 2000, which established his notability. New York Daily News published a piece on him in August 2000: "Gervase the Greedy". The same month, he was featured in The New York Times and profiled in Entertainment Weekly. Of course, the book Survivor (TV Books, 2000, p. 162, ISBN 1575001438) has a few paragraphs about his life. Peterson appeared as himself on the September 2000 season premier episode of The Hughleys TV show, as reported in detail by Jet magazine. People magazine reported Peterson's appearance on Nash Bridges TV show in November 2000. Newsweek volume 135 in 2000 wrote about Peterson, reporting why he decided to appear on the show: "To prove how tough I was to myself, if I could actually hang out there on an island for 39 days." TV Guide published a story about him in 2001, volume 49, p. 195, where he is quoted saying "Winning the immunity challenges is the only way to guarantee that you're going to survive another three days and possibly win." This same quote is repeated with attribution in the 2002 book Community That Is Christian. Philadelphia magazine published a five-page story on him in 2008, also carried by Boston magazine. TV critic and journalist Eric Deggans wrote a book called Race-Baiter: How the Media Wields Dangerous Words to Divide a Nation; on pages 193–194 he talks about the strategy of Peterson, and the interplay of Peterson and Ramona Gray. Professor Vivian Zayas of Cornell wrote about the first Survivor season in "Outwit, Outplay, and Outlast", a chapter within the book The Psychology of Survivor: Leading Psychologists Take an Unauthorized Look at the Most Elaborate Psychological Experiment Ever. On pages 98–100, Zayas analyzes the "sociable and outgoing" strategy of Peterson. Peterson got more notice in 2013 when he competed again. Entertainment Weekly dedicated a story about him in December 2013. In November 2013, Peterson was featured on the Philadelphia Eagles football team official website as a celebrity fan. The Arcadia Publishing book Legendary Locals of Willingboro has one page about Peterson. Binksternet (talk) 16:56, 4 January 2014 (UTC)


 * Delete He really didn't do much outside of Survivor. Sure, he acted in a couple tv shows/movies, but that doesn't make him notable. Dobbyelf62 (talk) 22:00, 10 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  Sandstein   20:12, 11 January 2014 (UTC)


 * Keep meets the GNG. Both the nominator and the delete vote admit that this person had 15 minutes of fame.  Notability is not temporary.  That's all you need.    Th e S te ve   07:49, 14 January 2014 (UTC)
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