Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Little Marvin


 * 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) 17:43, 24 October 2008 (UTC)

Little Marvin

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I looked for references, and there's nothing out there. This article is either a vanity page, a hoax, or some other strange combination, but it's not notable. Hoax is suggested by the article's absurd content before it got a recent BLP haircut. Fails WP:BIO in any case. Cool Hand Luke 04:23, 19 October 2008 (UTC)


 * Completely disagree. Obviously "Cool Hand Luke" doesn't live in NYC, but if he did, and knew anything about the emerging art scene, he would be familiar with Little Marvin's work.  Little Marvin's online videos get thousands and thousands of views, he shows frequently in the city and his "Wanted" street posters were taught in my class at Cooper Union  as one of the most effective pieces of street propaganda.  Do you have to be Britney Spears to stay in Wikipedia?  Sad.


 * Agreed with comment above. There are many people in new york paris and berlin (where little m is showing in '09) who'd disagree w/ Luke.   keep the page.


 * I am in the art world and have worked extensively with Little Marvin. This Wikipedia entry is an accurate description of the artist.  Censorship of content on Wikipedia should obviously not be done by those unfamiliar with the topic.
 * Note: all three of these comments are from the same IP. Cool Hand Luke 20:17, 19 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete And in response to the above three unsigned comments. No, you don't have to be Britney. But if I, as a non-resident of NYC, have to take it on faith from unidentified people that the purported 'facts' in an article are true, then the article doesn't belong on wikipedia. I can, quite trivially, prove Britney Spears is real and VERIFY facts about her. If you want this article kept, provide the same for this subject. MadScot (talk) 18:21, 19 October 2008 (UTC)


 * DON"T DELETE. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1018846/


 * Don't delete. http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://chicinparis.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/littlemarvin-cropped1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://chicinparis.wordpress.com/2007/10/17/paris-pret-a-porter/&h=281&w=210&sz=21&hl=en&start=2&um=1&usg=__jcq-STgihTRYBYagOVCbLxxz-FE=&tbnid=Hqd5zCFy5AWjHM:&tbnh=114&tbnw=85&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dlittle%2Bmarvin%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN i'm not entirely sure how to use this thing but I do know how to use Google and a simple search brings results.
 * Still the same IP. And I used Google before nominating. I also checked the LexisNexis news archive. There's nothing but self-promotion and mirrors of this content. Google and Google News get very few hits for "Little Marvin" (zero in 2008 Google news) and most of them are from sentences like "...a little Marvin Gaye..." Cool Hand Luke 20:17, 19 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment The IMDB lists two minor acting roles and one film, which I can find precisely zero non-trivial coverage of (and very little at all). Being photographed at some party (which is what the second image link points to) is borderline hilarious, given the remarks about "having to be Britney" to be on WP; this person's claim to notability rests on being photographed at a party? MadScot (talk) 20:21, 19 October 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete - Non-notable person. The incompetent sockpuppetry on this AfD discussion automatically makes me suspicious, too. AlexTiefling (talk) 14:04, 20 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Living people-related deletion discussions.   -- raven1977 (talk) 04:56, 21 October 2008 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.