Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Greatest Loser


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The result was   delete. JForget 01:00, 18 July 2010 (UTC)

The Greatest Loser

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Article does not state what 'the greatest loser' is. There is no lead, categories, reference, or anything that would tell the reader what on earth it's talking about.  Kayau  Voting  IS   evil 12:56, 11 July 2010 (UTC)


 * Comment: I think this is about some ghastly TV show where contestants have to see who can lose the most weight. I think I have seen some (derisive) coverage of this somewhere. I don't know if it is notable, but I guess it might be, so I have taken the speedy deletion tag off. I will see what I can find out. --DanielRigal (talk) 14:30, 11 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Hmmm. It seems that there are multiple weight loss competitions which use this name although shows called "The Biggest Loser" are a much more notable TV franchise (which is probably what I was thinking of when I mentioned remembering it getting coverage). I am not sure which competition this article refers to, it might not even be a televised one. The currency of the prize is listed as B$, which would suggest either Bahamian dollars or Brunei dollars. --DanielRigal (talk) 14:56, 11 July 2010 (UTC)


 * Delete if no reliable references or context are apparent by the close. --DanielRigal (talk) 14:50, 11 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete I'm gathering that The Greatest Loser may be the British version of The Biggest Loser (A weight of 140 is great if you're talking about lbs. and not go great if you're talking kg). Still, this is apparently someone's scorecard for this season's contestants, and few reality shows merit that type of coverage. Mandsford 15:12, 11 July 2010 (UTC)
 * The British version of The Biggest Loser is The Biggest Loser (UK TV series) so it must be somewhere else where both metric measurements and bad TV are prevalent. That could be most of the rest of the world. The currency on the prize being B$ is the closest thing we have to a clue. --DanielRigal (talk) 17:36, 11 July 2010 (UTC)


 * Delete no indication of notability given. couldnt this be a speedy delete? absolutely no context. i think weve figured out its about a ripoff of biggest loser, but it may not even be real.Mercurywoodrose (talk) 16:15, 11 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Sorry. That was my fault. I took speedy deletion off it because I confused it with the more notable franchise. --DanielRigal (talk) 17:36, 11 July 2010 (UTC)
 * i understand. we are all human.Mercurywoodrose (talk) 05:51, 12 July 2010 (UTC)


 * Speedy Delete. Not only is this page completely unsourced, it also lacks a lot of important details that are needed to establish sufficient context for readers. Furthermore, I ran several Google queries and was unable to find sufficient reliable coverage of this subject. -- SoCalSuperEagle ( talk ) 19:12, 11 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete. This isn't even an article; all it is is a chart. Erpert (let's talk about it) 22:01, 11 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Snow Delete I assume this refers to some version of the "Biggest Loser" television series, but a Google search using "loser" and some of the names did not succeed in finding out which one. As it stands, both unverified and incomprehensible. --MelanieN (talk) 17:49, 17 July 2010 (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.