Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tom Morton


 * 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 of the debate was Delete. Enochlau 05:13, 3 December 2005 (UTC)

Tom Morton
non-notable vanity. Subject is apparently a semi-successful memory act; no doubt he can remember how many other such acts exist (although perhaps not, since he claims to be notable mainly for forgetting things). Biggest claim to fame is trying to remember Pi to 42,000-odd places and falling short by some tens of thousands. Just zis Guy, you know? [T]/[C] (W) AfD? 11:47, 28 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Just about meets speedy criteria for non-notability. Delete. Tonywalton  | Talk 12:49, 28 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete as self-promoting vanity. Ifnord 15:24, 28 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep - verifiable. Trollderella 21:52, 28 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Question: how do I verify the balance of the content, other than the failed record attempt? - Just zis Guy, you know? [T]/[C] (W) AfD? 10:05, 29 November 2005 (UTC)


 * Delete, vanity. RasputinAXP  talk contribs 03:28, 29 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep Mentioned in a reliable news source http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/63006.stm and is an interesting character. Crypticfirefly 04:31, 29 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete May be an interesting character, but so is my Uncle Hector. nn-bio. D e nni &#9775;  05:57, 29 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. His claim to fame got him on the BBC news website - and 'mentioned' is a bit harsh, he got a whole article to himself. So it's above the normal standard of vanity pages. That said, there are huge numbers of people have failed to break records, and huge numbers of people that have been on news websites as an 'oddly enough' story. Still, IMO, worth keeping to break up the identical articles on local buildings and roads. Oh, and also keep Denni's Uncle Hector if he has a BBC news article about him. --Last Malthusian 09:54, 29 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Oh come on! One article on a slow news day, saying that he failed to get anywhere close to the record?  Have you never heard of Andy Warhol's "15 minutes of fame"? The balance of the article is functionally unverifiable. - Just zis Guy, you know? [T]/[C] (W) AfD? 10:03, 29 November 2005 (UTC)
 * It's verified that he exists and that he's been noted as a humourous loser by external sources. Maybe it's unverified that he's a vaudeville act and has appeared on 'numerous' television programmes, but it appears far short of some guy making stuff up about himself. What tips the balance for me is that I actually enjoyed reading about the guy, which beats Jason Gastrich and his ilk. For me to vote delete on a subject I enjoyed reading about and has a claim to notability, if small in this overlarge world, would need much more than the fact he's only had '15 minutes of fame' (which is more than Big Brother contestants get). Really, IMO he seems noteworthy as the Eddie the Eagle of vaudeville, part of the grand tradition of British noble losers. --Last Malthusian 00:18, 30 November 2005 (UTC)


 * Delete, 15 minutes of fame is still not notable. Radiant_ &gt;|&lt; 00:48, 30 November 2005 (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.