Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tessa Carlson


 * 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 all. - Mailer Diablo 09:33, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

Tessa Carlson
Reality TV show cruft, not notable outside TV show. Renominating after a train wreck. Also nominated for the same reason are:


 * 1) Ebony Haith
 * 2) Nicole Panattoni
 * 3) Giselle Samson
 * 4) Heather Blumberg
 * 5) Jenascia Chakos
 * 6) Anna Bradfield
 * 7) Bethany Harrison
 * 8) Xiomara Frans
 * 9) Nicole Borud

MER-C 04:53, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete all of these - no notability outside of a show in which they appear to have had an undistinguished time of it. BigHaz 05:10, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete all or merge into the article on the show itself. No different than writing an article on every contestant on Wheel of Fortune. Resolute 05:17, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete All, reality show contestants should rarely ever have their own articles. TJ Spyke 05:25, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete all; as per other noms I almost think being a contestant on a reality show should be a strike against notability. Daniel Case 05:30, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete all. Extremely obscure failed contestants. NN. wikipediatrix 05:44, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete all per WP:BIO. --Metropolitan90 06:44, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete all per listcruft. Michael 07:05, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete all Obscure people who should stay so until they do something interesting. BTLizard 08:41, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete all per nom. — FireFox  ( talk ) 11:21, 03 September 2006
 * Delete the lot   Dl yo ns 493   Ta lk  11:53, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete all 10 No evidence of any notability or importance outside the show, either in the current version, the talk page, or the last version by Lil Flip, one of the stronger opinioned keep voices in the train wreck.  GRBerry 01:27, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep all. Worthwhile reality contestants, seen by millions.  No reason whatsoever to delete. --badlydrawnjeff talk 15:06, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment Would you support separate articles for every contestant to ever appear on Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune or The Price is Right as well? Resolute 16:53, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment I agree with the deletion of these contestants; however, reality show contestants are a lot different than game show contestants. Elcda0 17:38, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Are Jeopardy, WoF or PiR contestents considered "reality" contestants? --badlydrawnjeff talk 18:11, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
 * No, but that is beside the point. They are contestants, exactly like these people are.  There is absolutely nothing about reality television that is inherently notable.  It is simply another genre of entertainment.  And the point is, simply appearing as a contestant on a popular television show does not make one worthy of an article.  Nobody outside of their families cared about any of these contestants a week after they lost, and nobody will remember them a year after.  They are not notable. Resolute 21:03, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Nonsense. Very few, if any (outside of Ken Jennings) are able to spin one of two time appearances into careers, unlike many reality contestents.  Furthermore, game shows do not have the same sort of long-term cultural cache for its contestents that reality shows clearly have.  Reality television is inherently notable.  The amount of discussion, newsworthiness, and attention these shows get proves it quite easily.  Perhaps when the day-to-day happenings on "Wheel of Fortune" get the sort of attention "Survivor" does, it'll be worth a discussion. --badlydrawnjeff talk 21:13, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
 * You are correct that the shows are notable, which is why the show itself is not up for deletion. As for turning an appearance on a reality show into a carreer, that may make such an invididual notable depending on what carreer and how far they get.  There is no indication that any single individual on this list has done so, however.
 * Really, the only thing you have shown is that other people who have done other things have become notable after appearing on a television show. You havent shown that appearing on a reality show itself confers notability on an individual. Resolute 21:49, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Well, no, the idea was that it's fairly clear that people get immediate fame and recognition from being on reality shows, and they don't on these game shows you compared them with. The day the winning team from Supermarket Sweep gets the same recognition as one of the first-off finalists from American Idol, I'll be in your camp. --badlydrawnjeff talk 19:28, 5 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Delete all Not notable contestants, hard to find valid sources. Elcda0 15:14, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Merge all to their respective reality show seasons. Why isn't this being done?  RFerreira 19:03, 5 September 2006 (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.