Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/CHICKENMAN

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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. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 12:57, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] CHICKENMAN

CHICKENMAN (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs)

Contested prod. WP:NOT for in memoriams. Person is not notable. Cheickenman plus greg riley gets 8 Google hits[1], Chickenman plus Gregory Riley gets 29 Google hits[2], and "gregory chickenman riley" gets 10 Google hits. The events, and the friendship with the Dropkick Murphys, is apparently real, but hasn't made any WP:V impact. Fram 14:52, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

  • Delete He died in May 2004, which is hardly a current event. I cannot see that he is notable enough for an article. LittleOldMe 15:12, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete. Doesn't meet WP:BIO so far as I can tell. If kept, certainly move to a more appropriate page name. A Train take the 16:06, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete Wikipedia is not a memorial for people who were non-notable. Condolences to his friends and family. Edison 16:20, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete as subject does not meet WP:BIO and Wikipedia is WP:NOT a memorial as has been pointed out above.--Isotope23 17:27, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete. Who is this guy and why is his nickname spelled out in all capital letters? Lemmy12 17:44, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete agreed Wikipedia is not a memorial and he does not meet WP:BIO requirements.¤~Persian Poet Gal (talk) 20:16, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
  • Uber Delete. Just like Poet Gal said, Wikipedia is not a memorial. RedKlonoa 20:53, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete, WP:NOT a memorial, does not otherwise meet WP:BIO based on WP:RS. --Kinu t/c 21:44, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete, doesn't appear to meet WP:BIO, non-notable-K37 03:01, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
  • I'm not going to suggest that my vote counts as I am the one that created the page, but I just wanted to put forth an argument as to why I believe he is notable. The Dropkick Murphys are an increasingly popular band and continue to put forth "Never Forget Chickenman." This causes people to wonder just who "Chickenman" was. I created this page to answer just that question. I'm sorry if the page looks abit rough, but I am new to creating pages on wikipedia, any helpful suggestions would be appreciated. Num1dgen 03:48, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
    • Comment: IMHO, there is no notability per WP:BIO outside of the band itself. If anything, it's worth a brief (and I emphasize that point) mention at the band's article. --Kinu t/c 05:49, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
  • As noted by Briancua (see the "History" Section, 03:53, 15 December 2006) "the page needs work to be sure, but those stickers are on cars all over new england. its notable" Num1dgen 03:48, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete, as memorial/obit... SkierRMH,08:16, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep As Num1dgen points out, I did already say I thought he was notable. As the page stands now it does look like it is simply a memorial, but I think it can be reworked. For instance,rather than say GR grew up in Dehdam and lived there with his gf it should read something to the effect of GR, more commonly known as chickenman, was the inspiration for the Dropkick Murphy's Never Forget Chickenman campaign. Bumper stickers and t-shirts with this saying can be found all over New England.... Then it can go on to explain more about him,and finally what the campaign hopes to accomplish.

--Briancua 19:25, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

Comment: Google results for "never forget chickenman": 15 distinct ones[3]. It may be all over New England, but not one WP:V independent source seems to have picked it up, which means that it has no place on Wikipedia. Fram 20:14, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep Whoever put this page up for deletion is pure evil. Keep his memory alive!

Tjsrules 18:53, 18 December 2006 (UTC) — Tjsrules (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.

Please refrain from making personal attacks and instead discuss why this article should be kept or deleted according to Wikipedia policies and guidelines. Fram 20:27, 18 December 2006 (UTC)
  • Should been speedied, and Strong LOL at above comment. Seems liek a random person to me. Milto LOL pia 03:04, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete, not notable and per nom. Yuser31415 (Review me!) 06:52, 20 December 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.