Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mark Shaw, Jr.


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The result was   delete. That Jeff Curro has not (yet) been deleted is no reason to keep this article.  DGG ( talk ) 06:43, 31 January 2015 (UTC)

Mark Shaw, Jr.

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Not really WP:NN. According to the citations, man is probably a "schizophrenic off his meds." He is mentally ill. Being mentally ill in itself should not be noteworthy. He was on the Howard Stern show. The latter classified him as someone who is funny, but doesn't understand why. i.e. a sick person whom they allow to say things that don't make sense for laughs. He is (at least) the second "Bigfoot." The first one died. The mentally ill do not always have a long lifespan. Delete because he is sick, not "notable." Student7 (talk) 23:16, 20 January 2015 (UTC)

There currently exists an article for Wack Packer Jeff Curro, also known as Jeff the Drunk, whose only claim to fame is alcoholism. If this article is a candidate for deletion, then that article should be deleted as well. Shaw's schizophrenia should not be a reason for his article's deletion. Shaw is very popular on the Stern Show, and has a large fan base. Many consider him to be the most popular wack packer next to Beetlejuice. Shaw has also released albums and appeared in a feature film. It is not Shaw himself who is regarded as someone who is "classified ... as someone who is funny, but doesn't understand why". That is a general, intentionally amusing, description given to everyone in the Wack Pack. In response to the above paragraph, Shaw is not off his medication. His mental ailments are under constant check. Many of his ailments are caused by years of drug abuse and a very poor education, not mental illness. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cole Loucks (talk • contribs) 03:37, 21 January 2015 (UTC)
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 * Delete - radio and TV "personalities", even when they have appeared on otherwise notable shows, do not inherit notability. Bearian (talk) 17:28, 26 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete per . Egsan Bacon (talk) 17:30, 28 January 2015 (UTC)
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