Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Media whore

 This page is an archive of the discussion about the proposed deletion of the article below. This page is no longer live. Further comments should be made on the article's talk page rather than here so that this page is preserved as an historic record. The result of the debate was keep. &mdash;Korath (Talk) 22:16, Mar 12, 2005 (UTC)

Media whore
Currently libellous POV, but I'm not sure the term is worth an article. What do we think? DJ Clayworth 03:58, 27 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, unless someone can write the article in a NPOV citing various notable and credible NPOV sources. Zzyzx11 04:35, 27 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment. Currently, the biggest problem is that it names two media personalities without providing any notable evidence. If someone can rewrite this article from a NPOV, I would be inclined to keep it. Zzyzx11 04:58, 27 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, I would be inclined to keep and rewrite this article - especially removing those names mentioned. "Media Whore" scores 38,200 hits on Google. Megan1967 04:40, 27 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Term has currency. Put it on the cleanup list. Wile E. Heresiarch 06:33, 27 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete --68.239.75.16 00:09, 27 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Article just labels Bill O'Reilly as a media whore. Maybe they're right, however is that generalization needed in a NPOV encyclopedic article? I say keep and give it a good cleaning. -- Riffsyphon1024 11:26, 27 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep and cleanup. Term is notable, article needs major work. Carrp | Talk 16:37, 27 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, Cleanup. Commonly used term, particularly emblamatic of modern times... I'm not averse to naming names to the extent that there is support for it (i.e. "Joe Doe has been referred to as a media whore by source x, based on events y and z"). --BD2412 19:13, 27 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Yes, the term is used often. So is "dumbass". That doesn't mean an article is warranted. It's just a general insult for somebody who is prominent in the media. Dictdef at best.   &mdash; Gwalla | Talk 04:35, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Concur with Gwalla, Delete. Radiant! 10:09, Feb 28, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. The term certainly has currency, and may soon be applied in entirely new ways due to current events. [wry grin] However, I think anything beyond a dictdef is necessarily going to verge on the POV and libelous, as I cannot imagine adding anything except examples and descriptions of alleged media whoring beyond the definition itself. Or, even worse, a list of WP links to those who the current author believes fills the description. HyperZonktalk 17:34, Feb 28, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete Ditto what Gwalla said. ScottM 18:29, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC) (edit forgot to sign in)
 * Keep and clean up. I think this has enough currency to keep. Wikipedia has other articles on pejoratives such as Carpetbagger and Homophobe. At the very least we should include the definition in List of political epithets. DaveTheRed 22:52, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, cleanup. James F. (talk)
 * Comment. I removed the part about O'Reilly and Williams. The article still needs clean up and expansion, but at least it's not POV anymore. DaveTheRed 02:33, 1 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. 42,600 Google entries on "media whore". &asymp; jossi &asymp; 04:20, Mar 1, 2005 (UTC)
 * Yes, but it's still a dicdef. Radiant! 08:53, Mar 2, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. n.  &mdash;RaD Man (talk) 04:41, 1 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. The Recycling Troll 09:56, 1 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep & Cleanup. Wifki 07:26, 3 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. --Pgreenfinch 07:52, 3 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. A dictdef at best, and that of a mostly content-free insult. How could this be expanded and cleaned-up? Media whores in history? Lists of notable media whores? Media whores around the world? Media whore neighborhoods? Media whore cooking tips? --Calton | Talk 14:00, 3 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Calton is right. Jayjg (talk)  23:41, 3 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Add to list of political epithets and redirect there. -Sean Curtin 03:04, Mar 4, 2005 (UTC)
 * Wouldn't it make more sense to Move to Wiktionary? Penwhale 16:44, 4 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep and clean, very commonly used term and even if a "list of media whores" is a little POV, the history of the term could be interesting. Philthecow 16:46, Mar 4, 2005 (UTC)

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