Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Harvey Freeman

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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. Proto::► 10:50, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Harvey Freeman

Harvey Freeman (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs)

non-notable bio — Swpb talk contribs 20:44, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

And for the sake of being explicit, I recommend we Delete. — Swpb talk contribs 06:02, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep as stated before, I don't see the value of deleting a factual article with sources. Two be Countdown champion you need to win 11 televised shows, that's over 8 hours of screen time. Nobody is saying that every Countdown contestant should have his or her own page, but it doesn't seem unreasonable that the Champions of the game show (55 in 22 years)) should have their own articles. Mglovesfun 02:54, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
  • This AfD nomination was incomplete. It is listed now. DumbBOT 16:14, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete Not notable. Unless something apart from merely doing well on a game show vaults Harvey out of obscurity (example: a movie like Quiz Show, or even frequent television appearances outside the game show like Ken Jennings), I don't see how this deserves a Wikipedia entry. Who even remembers who wins these things? The fact that it has sources does not in and of itself make it notable.--Velvet elvis81 06:22, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep per MG. Reasonable argument, and would likely meet WP:BIO because of it. --badlydrawnjeff talk 12:58, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete This article would likely qualify as a speedy delete as an unremarkable person. He certainly is not notable under WP:BIO. The major qualifications: He hasn't made a "widely recognized contribution that is part of the enduring historical record in their specific field." Or qualify as a notable TV personality as he does not have "Multiple features in popular culture publications," a "large fan base," "independent biography," "name recognition" or "commercial endorsements." The references in the article are merely lists, not news articles. TheMindsEye 01:41, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete Even more to the point; all of the references are to http://www.thecountdownpage.com/, which if you read to the very bottom is a single fansite; "The Countdown Page is run by Series 48 contestant Mike Brown and has no official affiliation to either Channel 4 or Yorkshire Television, who remain the copyright owners and producers of Countdown. Countdown is an Armand Jammot game." Subject does not meet WP:BIO on available evidence. GRBerry 04:14, 12 January 2007 (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.