Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mark Day (comedian)

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. W.marsh 13:42, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Mark Day (comedian)

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Internet "celebrity". Was prodded, as there was no assertion of notability, and the only source was his myspace page. The prod was removed at the last minute because he apparently has some fame on Youtube. I fail to see how this person can be notable, with no reliable third-party sources. Plus, temporary fame doesn't amount to much. Drat (Talk) 11:54, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

• Delete In my admittedly short search for sources, I could not find anything reliable that could confirm his notability. He's definitely on You Tube, has a MySpace page, and has his own website. Apart from that, no one else has taken notice of him, save a few trivial mentions in blogs. Being the 37th most subscribed video on YouTube is not an assertion of notability. Anyone can uplaod videos. This article should be deleted until he garners more recognition. Realistically, that probably won't happen. --Cyrus Andiron 12:10, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

• Delete, per above.Yeanold Viskersenn 12:58, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

• Delete, being famous on YouTube can actually get you noted in reliable sources, so the bar is slightly higher than this. --Dhartung | Talk 20:09, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

• Keep He's referenced 20,000 times in a Google search for Mark Day YouTube. He's mentioned in an article on PBS.org and computerworld.com, where he won an award for "most interesting tech video." He's one of only 40 people (known as "partners" on the site) to have a revenue-sharing agreement with YouTube. Other YouTube mini-celebrities have Wikipedia articles. ----Bluerondo | Talk

Comment. Inclusion is not an indicator of notability. Reliable sources are paramount.--Drat (Talk) 09:13, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

• KEEP

Wikipedia is full of actors and performers and even internet celebreties who have produced less and reaced fewer people than Mark Day. At least one of his videos has - acording to the youtube counter - been watched over 1 million times. This aricle could be cleaned up, but I don't think it should be deleted. I will try to write to him - maybe he would like to comment this, or even edit / contribute a litte. Please keep the article.

Comment Having the subject of the article contribute to and edit the article will make it more likely to be deleted as vanity.Yeanold Viskersenn 23:31, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

• Comment. "That article exists, why can't this one?" Is not a valid argument that a topic meets notability requirements. The mere existence of an article in no way validates that the article and the topic of said article meet any guidelines or policies, given the possibility that simply no one interested in flagging articles for running afowl of policy has noticed it yet. Someguy1221 08:25, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

• Delete not notable currently, unless reliable sources are available. --SunStar Net ^talk 14:31, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

• Delete as non-notable. I'll maintain that "Something you saw on Youtube" should be added to WP:BAI or WP:DUMB. Although in this case, it's more "Something you put on youtube." Someguy1221 08:19, 26 May 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.