Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of people who have had an alter ego


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The result was   delete. WP:SNOW. postdlf (talk) 15:28, 7 July 2014 (UTC)

List of people who have had an alter ego

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This fails WP:GNG. Although these people are notable, there is nothing notable about a list of them. Tchaliburton (talk) 05:08, 4 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Delete (moved from keep) Not really a biographical article, but it is pretty knowledgeable.  Occult Zone  (Talk • Contributions • Log) 07:27, 4 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Comment- After seeing a number of votes and valid reason, I am changing the vote. I agree that the sourcing has been really bad, 's point about Hendrix and Dogg are actually bright. The main article, Alter ego requires a lot of improvement. Proven entries shall be added there. 16:06, 5 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the Lists of people-related deletion discussions  Occult Zone  (Talk • Contributions • Log) 07:29, 4 July 2014 (UTC)


 * Delete. Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information, and severely under-sourced. The Jimi Hendrix stuff is questionable and I'm not sure exactly why Snoop Dogg isn't just a stage name (presumably he answers to "Snoop" in everyday conversation and is simply what he's known as). Just a random collection of questionable credibility. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont)  16:06, 4 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Delete due to WP:INDISCRIMINATE, lack of sourcing, and little-to-no explanation of how such nicknames even hold significance (not counting stage names). SNUGGUMS (talk · contribs) 16:11, 4 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Delete per indiscriminate as above. However if it is kept it needs some serious editing as a lot of the examples are just stage names or nicknames rather than separate personae. Keresaspa (talk) 17:14, 4 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Delete Unverified; borderline nonsense. The article is based on a complete misunderstanding of the term Alter ego, even though it links to it. "An alter ego (Latin, "the other I") (disguised) is a second self, which is believed to be distinct from a person's normal or original personality. A person who has an alter ego is said to lead a double life." It has nothing to do with characters assumed by performers for dramatic or comic effect. Much less with stage names, which the article says are not the same thing but then includes stage names (e.g. Marilyn Manson) in the table. --MelanieN (talk) 21:07, 4 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Delete per above + WP:INDISCRIMINATE – Davey 2010 •  (talk)  22:03, 4 July 2014 (UTC)


 * Delete Absolutely delete. Per Ritchie333  Jay  Jay What did I do? 20:43, 6 July 2014 (UTC)
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