Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Obie (dog)


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The result was Delete. Michig (talk) 10:50, 18 January 2015 (UTC)

Obie (dog)

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If we are to be a proper encyclopaedia, we cannot have articles about dogs just because their obesity issues were published. Does not meet WP:NOTABILITY; WP:1E at best. Boleyn (talk) 20:59, 2 January 2015 (UTC)
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 * Comment: Wow, that is a lot of Facebook and YouTube links. What would the article look like it all info not sourced by reliable references were removed? --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 01:21, 5 January 2015 (UTC)
 * That is easily answered by following the links above, such as the Google News search. At least one international media outlet covered the story. Gaff (talk) 22:19, 11 January 2015 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
 * Delete individual fat dogs are non notable, probably until they start producing My 800 Pound Puppy -- T K K ! bark with me!  22:49, 7 January 2015 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  B E C K Y S A Y L E S  03:22, 10 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete Dog is "famous" for 1E, but it is a trivial event. Gaff (talk) 16:07, 13 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep. Even with all the references to Facebook and Youtube, the references on the article already show plenty of actual news sources covering this subject - I see CBS, CNN, Fox, the NY Daily News, KATU, and MSNBC in there. Additionally, I'm not sure how WP:1E applies here. The most obvious problem is that 1E is about biographical articles - about people known for only one event. This is not an article about a person, it is an article about a dog. I'm also not sure about how this qualifies as an "event". The article mentions multiple events. Those events all relate to the animal's appearance, but,  hey, so do Grumpy Cat's.  Egsan Bacon (talk) 19:18, 14 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete – This is trivia; a fat dog does not justify an article as it simply is not sufficiently notable and does not meet WP:GNG. As for all those FaceBook, You tube links: well ... SagaciousPhil  - Chat 09:29, 16 January 2015 (UTC)
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