Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hank Green (2nd nomination)


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The result was delete. SorryGuy Talk  18:36, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

Hank Green
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I've had this bio of an internet 'celeb' watchlisted for a while, and I can't make head or tail of it still. I'm pretty sure this is non-notable. ~ Eliz 81 (C)  03:32, 9 April 2008 (UTC)


 * KEEPHank Green is a published writer who has made contributions several times to reputable publications such as Mental Floss and The New York Times (The person has made a widely recognized contribution that is part of the enduring historical record in his or her specific field.), and he has also appeared on the Weather Channel. (Has had significant roles or been featured multiple times in notable films, television, stage performances, and other productions.), therefore meeting notability requirements. Also he and his brother have appeared on NPR. Also quaintly perfectly fine articles such as the one for Nanosolar cite ecogeek.org, the website that Hank Green has founded, as a source.I will update the page with sources. Also, he definitely has a "large fan base or significant cult following" on youtube, his videos regularly garner tens of thousands of views. Theonejanitor (talk) 12:59, 13 April 2008 (UTC) — Theonejanitor (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. ~ Eliz  81 (C)  02:51, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

^in response to the above tagging as me being a "single purpose account". I am certainly not new to wikipedia, I registered this account a year or more ago. Also I have edited many many pages, and have created one myself. Try to dispute content, and not the user. Theonejanitor (talk) 18:35, 19 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete as the first time. All the information appears to come from the source himself and his videoblogs.  Though it's likely more or less true, the vlogs are very humorous in tone, and so who knows what may have been intended as a joke.  Without being able to verify this information in reliable sources I can't see how it stays.  The amount of verifiable information is at most a paragraph.  Has these blogs, is John Green's brother, is about the extent of it and I don't see that making much of an encyclopedia article.  I don't remember the old version exactly, but this is possible speediable under CSD#G4, as this new version doesn't address the problems from last time. --JayHenry (talk) 03:42, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete. Non-notable blogger.  KleenupKrew (talk) 03:47, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment Article creator is an SPA. JeremyMcCracken (talk) (contribs) 04:00, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete Non-notable.-- RyRy5 Got something to say?  04:02, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom - non-notable. Dreamspy (talk) 18:25, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
 * KEEP Hank and his brother John are both reputable writers, Hank may not have yet enjoyed the same mainstream success but that doesn't make him any less awesome. this entry isn't hurting anyone let it go. Hank Green is worthy of an entry even without his youtube celebrity, he is a noted environmentalist and as such deserves to be know. user:ALink — 76.83.105.251 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. ~ Eliz  81 (C)  02:51, 19 April 2008 (UTC)
 * KEEP The page is being worked on. The resources are all there, I just cannot figure out how to get them on the page. If someone could help me with that, the issue could swiftly be resolved. Also this is not being written or edited by Hank Green himself, I assure you. I realise the article is somewhat empty as of right now, but his notability is undeniable. He is not just "that youtube guy" He has been published in such notible sources as the NY Times and Mental Floss. He has also created one of the top five most popular eco-blogs of this time, and he played a part in an international movement, the Nerdfighters. While some may trivialise this, Nerdfighters have done for dorks what myspace did for high school students. So it is very notable. 7:26, 16 April 2008 —Preceding unsigned comment added by DFTBA1 (talk • contribs)  — DFTBA1 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.  ~ Eliz  81 (C)  02:51, 19 April 2008 (UTC)
 * KEEP Hank has now been written about in the Wall Street Journal, featured on NPR's All Things Considered, and profiled in many different magazines. I think it's hard to argue at this point that there aren't enough sources attesting to his notability. (I would update the page myself with references to the profiles, but I am still learning wiki coding.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.252.236.80 (talk) 17:57, 17 April 2008 (UTC)  — 69.252.238.80 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.  ~ Eliz  81 (C)  02:51, 19 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete The only thing that might be solid is the NYTimes, and it's just that they included him in a group interview--that is not enough for notability DGG (talk) 03:06, 19 April 2008 (UTC)


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