Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ryan Sallans

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 Keep. UltraExactZZ ^Said~ Did 12:45, 18 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Ryan Sallans

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There is no notability except for media coverage that exists only because of the sexuality issue(WP:ONEVENT).--— ZjarriRrethues — ^talk 07:52, 23 April 2011 (UTC) — ZjarriRrethues — ^talk 07:52, 23 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - Non notable transmen. WP:1EVENT because of his only appearance on local live newspaper where he talked about his financial problems while battling his gender issue. Eduemoni ^↑talk↓ 15:08, 23 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sexuality and gender-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 14:00, 27 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 14:00, 27 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Logan _Talk ^{Contributions} 00:19, 1 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - At least 2 reliable sources have done a feature on him satisfying WP:BASIC. [1] [2] [3] His article has been fleshed out with more sources including several more media appearances. Ziperof ^talk 01:40, 1 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Sources given so far suggest he's famous for being famous. Media appearances are not sufficient. SparsityProblem (talk) 04:11, 2 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per Ziperof, I find the existing coverage to be substantial and adequate. coccyx bloccyx_(toccyx) 00:00, 3 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Changing your sex and telling other people about it does not make someone notable.--Burkina Faso (talk) 20:27, 5 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Weak keep per Ziperof. The article does satisfy the bare minimum standard for notability. —Tim Pierce (talk) 12:44, 6 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The sources verify WP:ONEVENT, because the media coverage came us a result of the sex change.--— ZjarriRrethues — ^talk 13:35, 6 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Not really. The coverage in the two sources that are specifically about Sallans (as opposed to articles which cover him in passing) are more about his ongoing speaking engagements than about the event of his transitioning. Like I said, I think it's weak, but qualifies. —Tim Pierce (talk) 14:45, 6 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Spartaz ^Humbug! 03:03, 9 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep, sufficient coverage for notability. We do not concern ourselves with the reasons for which our article subjects are covered by the media; notability is independent of any personal merits of the subject or the reasons for why they may become famous. BLP1E does not apply, as the subject's fame is not tied to any particular notable event. Sandstein 05:43, 18 May 2011 (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.