Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Matt McAllister


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The result was Delete. Sourcing is not an indication of notability, on which this nomination is based. His appearance on Letterman is not an indication of the fact that he is notable, not for an encyclopedic article. What about the the Guinness World Records show, they showcase a huge number of record attempts on TV; should all the people who attempt a Guinness record be notable? The basic fact is that his "fame" is based on a trivial event, and is therefore not encyclopedic. -- May the Force be with you! Shreshth91 12:12, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

Matt McAllister

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Ludicrously trivial bid for fame: the former "Guinness World Record holder for the most t-shirts worn at one time by a single human being". No really. See also this AFD, where an WP:OTHERCRAPEXISTS argument is being made based on the existence of THIS article. Calton | Talk 08:36, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Weak keep he did it again live on letterman, and it IS sourced. &rArr;    SWAT Jester    On Belay!  10:04, 20 March 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete, fails WP:BIO and about a zillion other reasons of triviality.  Eliminator JR  Talk  10:09, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete, same reasoning as the Aaron John Waltke AfD. Andrew Lenahan -  St ar bli nd  12:55, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep The viral YouTube video of his record breaking has been viewed nearly 3,000,000 separate times (see internet phenomenon). Appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman.--GoodAaron 04:03, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep - notable for holding a guiness world record, and sources provided. -- Whpq 17:32, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. Holding a random Guiness world record like this doesn't qualify, IMO, as notability.  This guy's 15 minutes of fame are over, and he's had no lasting impact on anything.  I see no reason to keep this, surely a permastub.  Mango juice talk 20:58, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment - notability doesn't require one to do something of lasting impact. It only requires that the person be of note.  As goofy as the record may be, it is has brought him enough attention to warrant appearances on television shows. -- Whpq 13:08, 22 March 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete Totally trivial, totally worthless, and I hope the current standards at WP cannot reasonably be interpreted to make this NotableDGG 01:07, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep. see Whpq's reasons.--PurgatoryMan 16:14, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Weak delete. May pass WP:BIO, but does not pass WP:RECENT ("ten-year test" of notability in particular). GregorB 16:59, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment - WP:RECENT is an essay, and not a policy or guideline -- Whpq 12:31, 23 March 2007 (UTC)


 * Merge with Aaron John Waltke.   — Jeff G. (talk&#124;contribs) 18:39, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep I believe that the purpose of Wikipedia is to be a comprehensive resource about anything a person might want to research or just look up for the fun of it. Matt McAlister broke a world record, and that is enough of an accomplishment to warrant an article on Wikipedia. --Think Fast 03:39, 23 March 2007 (UTC) Note: Editor is original creator of the article
 * Keep, notable. Everyking 02:35, 24 March 2007 (UTC)


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