Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Matt Harding (2nd nomination)

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 of the debate was no consensus. - Mailer Diablo 01:24, 17 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep - besides the internet phenomena, he's also a known game developer and is linked from other pages.: First and only edit by 202.161.30.22
• The 15 minutes is up--Porturology 06:29, 11 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• I've created this for Porturology, see also Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Matt Harding. I'll go keep -- notable and verifiable. Christopher Parham (talk) 06:36, 11 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete Non-notable random human. -- (aeropagitica)  07:06, 11 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Weak Keep -- Those are some very notable shows he was on (or supposed to be on...) Grandmasterka 08:33, 11 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete ephemeral entertainer. Isolated appearances on television talk shows (if that's what meant by "visits to" the shows...) are not notable by itself. Sliggy 13:15, 11 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep: Seems notable, we at wikipedia shouldn't delete someone because "his 15 minutes of fame are up" as the 15 minutes themeslelves prove he's notable, also he appeared on numerous talk shows and that in itself is notable.- Deathawk 20:50, 11 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep for now. Rethink in a year, but right now this looks like one of the more interesting anonymous people on WP. Better than this year's BB contestants, anyway. Just zis  Guy, you know? ^[T]/_[C] AfD? 22:40, 11 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete per nom. Stifle 18:34, 13 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep, he was part of a popular "internet phenomena" and I believe he is significant enough to deserve an article. ArgentiumOutlaw 11:01, 14 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment. I have finally tracked down what Matt Harding did on TV[1]. I have a concern with this as it is basically plagiarism of the station promo that the SBS network was playing when Mr Harding was in Australia. He has not even bothered to change the music. I will include this on the Australian linked deletions for further comment. If this article remains an appropriate edit pointing out the plagiarism is required.--Porturology 04:50, 15 January 2006 (UTC)-[reply]

I can't find a copy of the promo which first appeared in the mid 80s and was revived about 2004 but I can confirm the music was'Deep Forest' and a description of the ad from July 2004 is here [2]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletions. --Porturology 04:56, 15 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete. Ambi 05:44, 15 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete as nn. Sarah Ewart 06:26, 15 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete--nixie 06:33, 15 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep besides the internet/television/etc stuff, he's known for working on some of the turn of century Pandemic/Activision games. -- Synapse 22:56, 15 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete, nn. enochlau (talk) 06:13, 16 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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.