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Samwell (entertainer)

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Non-notable "internet celebrity". His video (What What (In the Butt)) has made a splash - 277,000 Ghits, 15 mill views on YouTube. However, notability is not catching. The creator gets 377 Ghits when you search for his real name. His website says he's signed to Southern Fried Records, but the record label's website doesn't list him under the "artists" tab. SatyrTN (talk / contribs) 22:24, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

• Keep. He seems noteworthy enough to me -- he's one of the biggest Internet celebrities out there. Aside from the 15 million hits his "What What" video has received (and the fact that it's one of the most discussed YouTube videos of all time [check the "honors" section for the video]), his other videos get tons of views as well. Plus, he's been a featured guest on the Lily Allen and Friends television program and is appearing in two upcoming films.

As far as Southern Fried Records goes, it looks like his song is available from their website -- so if they're selling it and promoting it, it seems legit to me. Here's a link to their website: http://www.southernfriedrecords.com/site/index.php?page=111

And if you go to the Brownmark Films website (www.brownmarkfilms.com) it looks like he's received a ton of press from some very mainstream sources. 65.30.186.104 (talk) 07:02, 2 September 2008 (UTC)

• Keep. Why would you search for his real name? There's only around 1500 Ghits for ‘Adam Bahner‘, and yet Tay Zonday is considered notable. Search for the very generic name ‘Samwell‘ and you'll see that this particular Samwell dominates those results (7 out of the top 10). If this article is deleted I would bet it has more to do with Samwell's over-the-top flamboyance, rather than his lack of notability, and that's not cool. 69.210.102.55 (talk) 19:04, 2 September 2008 (UTC)

Comment: both the above seem to be WP:SPAs. -- SatyrTN (talk / contribs) 19:42, 2 September 2008 (UTC)

• Delete despite the claims above the subject does not appear to have significant coverage from multiple, reliable, 3rd party sources and therefore fails our policies and guidelines for inclusion. Jasynnash2 (talk) 09:14, 3 September 2008 (UTC)

• Keep Might as well delete Tay Zonday, William Sledd, and Jeffree Star, because he falls under those same categories. Besides, he is an impact to the LGBT community. (Phrasia (talk) 09:50, 5 September 2008 (UTC))

• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. -- Fabrictramp | talk to me 20:05, 3 September 2008 (UTC)
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Actors and actresses-related deletion discussions. -- Fabrictramp | talk to me 20:05, 3 September 2008 (UTC)
• No evidence of notability. In addition, the article is unverified, so I support deletion. I wouldn't bother with a redirect, since nobody will search with the (entertainer) tag. seresin ( ¡? ) 00:42, 6 September 2008 (UTC)

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Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Mr.Z-man 16:18, 6 September 2008 (UTC)

• Delete lacks independent, reliable, in depth, sources. Seems to only be notable for WP:ONEVENT as his other works and his two film roles are minor. - Icewedge (talk) 16:30, 6 September 2008 (UTC)

• Comment Actor/Singer was featured on long running television show South Park. Very well known. Well known to be an addition to the LGBT community. If we shall delete this article then might as well delete William Sledd and other LGBT minor celebrities. It only makes sense. (Phrasia (talk) 07:21, 7 September 2008 (UTC))

• Keep; he did make quite a name for himself for just one video (Yes, it was just one, but should we delete Los Del Rio and Soft Cell for being musical groups with just one big hit?) 96.242.135.203 (talk) 05:04, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

Please show us where he meets our notability guideline, which states that to be considered notable, the subject must have received significant coverage in reliable sources which are independent of the subject. seresin ( ¡? ) 22:37, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

• Keep per Phrasia. Also, while one of his videos is by far the most popular, it seems subjective to say that it is the only one he is known for. His other videos have a lot of views (sum is over 1 mil). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 32.148.236.90 (talk) 01:27, 9 September 2008 (UTC)