Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jerry Taylor


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The result of the debate was speedy deleted - currently on WP:DRV. W.marsh 02:49, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

Jerry Taylor
It's a one-man hit piece on a non-notable individual. The meme of the moment is fun, but we hardly need character assassination pieces on Wikipedia, and other than the brief mention of the incident suitable for Trivia on the Tuttle, Oklahoma page, this man does not merit his own entry. Merge any appropriate contents into the Tuttle, Oklahoma piece and delete separate entry. &mdash; WCityMike (T 20:46, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

Delete this article and do not merge into Tuttle, Oklahoma (indeed delete the info about Jerry in that article also.) This is a funny but unbelievably minor occurance (and yes, it is why I looked up the city) that just isn't appropriate for Wikipedia. It was broken by the Reg and then picked up as an 'oddly enough' piece by Slashdot (note the foot), Digg, Reddit et al. Nowhere else in the media. No lawsuit, FBI, nothing, just an obnoxious email exchange from a manager who got out the wrong side of the bed and doesn't understand computers. It's a funny story that will be forgotten within a week - no, ok, maybe a month. _If_ it develops into a significant lasting internet meme or "tuttled" gains traction I do of course retract this. In that case I think the incident should be recorded here (it was Jerry as a person that was involved in this) rather than on the Tuttle, Oklahoma page; it's an incident concerning Jerry, not the town. A single line in the town article referencing Jerry would then be enough (as with exploding whale, something that doesn't happen every day.) -- Blorg 21:13, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

Closed. Speedy deleted. &mdash; WCityMike (T 22:07, 29 March 2006 (UTC)


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