Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Earl Cole
- 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 redirect to Survivor: Fiji. Liz Read! Talk! 04:36, 25 June 2023 (UTC)
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He won Survivor: Fiji, no doubt, and he made activities after that. However, I am concerned that he's notable for only winning that Survivor season, not businesses that he established, endowments he made, appearances in other TV shows, or any other.
Sources verifying (existences of) this person's businesses, including one about his appearance in Shark Tank, seem to be promoting the businesses, which is against WP:NOTPROMO policy and WP:SPIP, but I could be wrong. The sources also briefly mention him only as a founder of one of businesses rather than significantly cover the founder and Survivor winner himself. Unsure whether producers' re-inviting him makes him notable as well; I doubt it.
In summary, violates WP:BLP1E, and should be redirected to Survivor: Fiji. George Ho (talk) 07:39, 3 June 2023 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: People, Businesspeople, Television, and Kansas. George Ho (talk) 07:39, 3 June 2023 (UTC)
- Nom's expanded comment - Almost forgot: being the first African-American male to win Survivor may not be sufficient to save this article (from being redirected, deleted, or whichever else) after all. George Ho (talk) 07:46, 3 June 2023 (UTC)
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Star Mississippi 14:59, 11 June 2023 (UTC)Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗plicit 23:38, 18 June 2023 (UTC)
- Delete Nominator brought good point in expanded comm. DarkHorseMayhem (talk) 23:50, 18 June 2023 (UTC)
- Delete: It contains material that is written like an advertisement. Wikipedia is not a promo site too. CastJared (talk) 08:13, 19 June 2023 (UTC)
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