Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ted Simonett

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. MBisanz ^talk 00:05, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ted Simonett

Non-notable bit actor. ▫ JohnnyMrNinja 00:42, 23 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect to Canadian_Tire#Advertisements; this article mostly argues for notability of his "Canadian Tire Guy" character rather than the actor himself. JJL (talk) 01:00, 23 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Living people-related deletion discussions. --Erwin85Bot (talk) 00:01, 24 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Keep sort of. This one is a bit of an oddball. The suggestion to redirect has merit. However in doing the research to determine if Ted Simonett was notable, what I kept finding was the "Canadian Tire Guy" actually seems to be notable. Articles such as this and this would indicate that "Canadian Tire Guy" has reached some form of iconic status in Canada similar to something like the I Am Canadian beer campaign. There is this interview with Ted Simonett, but I don't feel a single article from a university newspaper is sufficient to hang the notability of an article on. Based on the available sources, I am proposing that the article be moved to Canadian Tire guy incorporating basic verifiable biographic information about the actor that played him, as well as documenting the character he played in the advertising campaign. I am prepared to do the necessary research, sourcing, and editting if there is consensus for this proposal. -- Whpq (talk) 17:49, 26 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Addendum - after a thorough read of the Brock Press "interview", it's a fine example of why university press needs to be viewed with a very critical eye with respect to use as a reliable source. It appears to be mostly made up. -- Whpq (talk) 17:54, 26 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comment concur that there's a good case for the notability of Canadian Tire guy per the gsearch I had done, and that a move and subsequent reworking of the article to focus on its title is a reasonable outcome. JJL (talk) 19:37, 26 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, MBisanz ^talk 00:11, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Keep/Move Is notable mostly for being the Canadian Tire guy, but he also played in other movies. I have no problem with a move/redirect if the article is rewritten to better fit the new title. Acebulf (talk) 01:10, 28 March 2009 (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.