Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Del Rivers

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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. (ESkog)(Talk) 18:22, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Del Rivers

Less-than-notable comedian. 911 (sic) Google hits, zero Lexis-Nexis hits for the last ten years, incl. local. Link spams to various sites, Kim Gordon, Daniel Johnston, etc. gives this one a taste of WP:VANITY. Considered prodding but maybe someone knows him. ~ trialsanderrors 08:04, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

He is known in Rochester, which is why he was on the cover of City Magazine, and why a biographical piece appeared in that issue. As Daniel Johnston becomes more popular, so should Del. The music of the two men is incredibly similar. He has only been on Wikipedia for about a year, so "no hits for the last ten years" is misleading. - r.g. 11 July 2006 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.37.105.105 (talk • contribs)

The no hits is a reference to a news search on Lexis-Nexis, including local newspapers in New York state and the Northeast. Wikipedia is not there to boost popularity of unknown artists. They need to establish an outside presence first. Daniel Johnston is way more popular than DR. ~ trialsanderrors 17:24, 11 July 2006 (UTC)
Also, please do not remove text from nominations or other editors' comments. This is considered vandalism. ~ trialsanderrors 02:38, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete per nom. He is not that well known in Rochester. Del Rivers does not appear in an electronic search of the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle back to 1999. There is one passing mention of Del Rivers indexed by Rochester's Topix (Local news for Rochester). Bejnar 22:19, 11 July 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete Wikipedia is not free hosting for his resume. Alphachimp talk 01:43, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
  • Nice way to spend your life, editing reviews on wikipedia. Get a life. At least Del produces something. I like how you call Del's page a "vanity page" when this discussion is purely a forum for your own catty femme pronouncements. That's vanity, boys. - r.g. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.37.105.105 (talk • contribs)
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.