Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Glen atwell

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. - Mailer Diablo 11:57, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Glen atwell

Possible vanity page for 20-year-old Australian sportswriter. I cannot verify article's claim that he's a radio host. Nobody becomes notable by blogging, and while he does seem to write for the publications named they seem like small local suburban papers which would hardly make him notable. Daniel Case 03:43, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

• Delete The radio station isnt notable, bloggers usually aren't notable. Dinosaur puppy 03:54, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
• Delete, no evidence from reliable sources that subject meets WP:BIO. --Kinu ^t/_c 04:03, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
• Delete Blogs not make one great. --Xrblsnggt 04:05, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
• Delete - per above rhmoore 06:26, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
• Keep - I am the author of this article. Glen writes for newspapers in Melbourne. he does the VFL show on Sundays on radio. While far from a national identity, thousands of people search his name to find and read articles, mostly those related to sport. The radio show coincides with the broadcast of a VFL match and 3SER's coverage rivals SEN1116 for ratings. Glen hosts the Sunday Roast and interviews people from AFL clubs (eg. David King last weekend). He also does boundary riding for the VFL radio broadcasts and I believe is notorious for being involved in newsworthy events WP:BIO. Try a Google search test! Glen Atwell - Google Australia. Looks like he also writes for Cool Australia Nelgsta 13:31, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
• Delete. This Glen Atwell gets no mentions in an Australia-New Zealand database and works for a community broadcaster. The newspapers he works for are suburban newspapers. While he might have a promising future, he isn't notable enough as yet to warrant an article. Capitalistroadster 01:59, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

Keep Capital - If you're not familiar with the work Glen does to warrant a listing, then do not call for its deletion. If I stood to delete the listing of every person on Wiki I wasn't personally familiar with, the encyclo would be halved. The listing passes a number of WP:BIO criterion including 'renown or notoriety for involvement in newsworthy events' and the google test. He is a published journalist and an easily verifiable radio personality. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nelgsta (talk • contribs) Double "vote" struck per WP:AFD.

• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletions. -- Capitalistroadster 02:04, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
• Delete no notable yet. --Peta 03:25, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
• Whatever forget it just delete it. i thought i'd have a go at contributing to this site and get shot down in flames! when this guy achieves what you consider notoriety then i expect an apology. Lesson learnt: "why bother at all".Nelgsta 07:41, 14 August 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.