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The result was delete. (X! · talk) · @120 · 01:53, 22 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yoni Forsyth

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Article itself is good, but its subject does not appear notable. There are references but they are at best peripherally connected to the subject and several don't mention him at all. No prejudice against keeping if notability can be shown, but I'm not seeing it in the article, and a search of Google News doesn't show it either. Sources from either Israel or Scotland might tell a different story; if so, I'll gladly withdraw this nom. Frank | talk 12:24, 15 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The source is a notable blogger in Israel and is well known in the Anglo-Jewish community. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Zclhb03 (talk • contribs) 14:24, 15 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

One should also check for blogs and news written under 'Dirk Forsyth' as the subject changed his name. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Zclhb03 (talk • contribs) 14:30, 15 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Whether or not he is a blogger or author/journalist is not in question, under either name. We are discussing WP:NOTABILITY here. Clearly he exists; clearly he blogs. The question is, how does that make him notable? Frank | talk 16:02, 15 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. -- Fabrictramp | talk to me 15:54, 15 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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keep this article in the Jewish Chronicle (a venerable London newspaper) ( http://www.thejc.com/video/making-aliyah-yonis-youtube-journey) makes the case for this young man as something of a phenomenon on YouTube. Not a traditional form of notability, but a real one in the internet age. What if someone became notable as a Wikipedia editor, I can imagine an article documenting a notable career editing Wikipedia. Why not YouTube?Historicist (talk) 17:11, 15 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I agree, it could happen. And when it does...that would be the appropriate time to have an article. Frank | talk 17:40, 15 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - NN, the article is a overly dramatic biography about a regular person with no spectacular achievements and frankly too much information about his life. The only two things that make him exceptional are the fact that he blogs (nothing special) and that he is gay. Poor references, most not even WP:RS. --Shuki (talk) 22:15, 15 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete—agree with Shuki. There are a few reliable sources talking about this person, but probably no more than one or two dedicated to him, and they are not convincing to me as a reason for creating an overtly detailed article. The little information that this article has sourced to WP:RS can probably be merger to LGBT in Israel, and I'm willing to give the contents of the article if it's deleted to anyone who is willing to do that. —Ynhockey ^(Talk) 22:42, 15 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - YouTube phenomenon? He got 1,500 hits on his videos about his aliya trip to Israel. In YouTube terms, that's barely a blink. If that's the only evidence of notability, it's not established. I looked at a few other of the cited references and they are links to his writings. Scarykitty (talk) 00:35, 16 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. "YouTube phenomenon" with 1500 hits? An article about a youtube bit with millions of hits and a couple of mentions in the English press recently got deleted, but this guy gets called a phenomenon? I have a more fitting label...non-notable. Niteshift36 (talk) 03:56, 18 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
DeleteI think the Jewish Chronicle must have been going through a lean streak in its supply of news. --Simon Speed (talk) 14:35, 19 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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