Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tony Wright (sleep deprivation)


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The result was   no consensus.  Sandstein  12:10, 13 January 2015 (UTC)

Tony Wright (sleep deprivation)

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Classic BLP1E - notable only for a single sleep deprivation event?? A l is o n ❤ 02:39, 28 December 2014 (UTC)
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 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
 * Keep I don't think it's classic 1E. He's noted for holding the world record but also being someone who pushes the limits of sleeplessness (he wrote a book about it though the book is not notable). It would be a stretch to define every world record as a single "event" to be ignored. The better question is how much coverage does he have, how well known is he. The sources go beyond that 2007 world record (in External Links). -- Green  C  14:46, 30 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Actually, the article doesn't say he holds the world record; rather, he claims to. So he's a disputed world record maybe-holder - A l is o n  ❤ 06:47, 31 December 2014 (UTC)
 * You are right. It's not even a record that can be had since no official body recognizes it. Notability can still be had. We determine this by the quality and quantity of sources. It's a borderline case some of the sources like Daily Mail are not great, others like Der Spiegel, Guardian, ABC and BBC are good. And they are spread out over a number of years, sustained coverage. He is excerpted in Wisdom Magazine which claims to be "one of the country's largest free holistic publications with 150,000 copies printed bi-monthly". Mentioned in this college textbook Discovering Biological Psychology. And this book Wide Awake. And a few other books on Google Books. There appear to be more sources in a Google Search of not yet in the article, I added a couple. --  Green  C  13:04, 31 December 2014 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Davewild (talk) 12:33, 4 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep Passes WP:GNG. At worst, merge into the sleep deprivation article.  Lugnuts  Dick Laurent is dead 17:34, 4 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep With references from The Times and The Guardian, I think this passes the notability requirements.  Ethically  Yours! 08:01, 11 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete - BLP1E. Wikipedia is not the Guinness Book of World Records, nor does ordinary media reportage of a record breaking attempt or claim constitute coverage of a subject in multiple independent sources according to the principle of WP:NOTNEWS. Carrite (talk) 08:26, 11 January 2015 (UTC)
 * He's not in the Guinness Book of World Records, he is in books on Google Books, not news. --  Green  C  14:52, 11 January 2015 (UTC)


 * Delete per Carrite. We are not a web free host. Bearian (talk) 22:20, 12 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete - Only notable for one event. --Hirolovesswords (talk) 06:29, 13 January 2015 (UTC)
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