Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tommy Kool

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The result was delete. Dennis Brown - 2¢ 22:39, 12 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Tommy Kool

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First, from the link and from the talk page post, Tommy Kool refers to a fictional character with the backstory described, not a real person. Second, even if the article were changed to reflect that, I do not believe that said fictional character is notable. There is one review of the production in the Orlando Sentinel, a mention in Timeout [1] but no further coverage. Agtx (talk) 20:27, 5 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Delete This was originally tagged for speedy deletion as a hoax. On a search I found the Orlando Sentinel article so I concluded it was not a hoax and declined speedy, leaving open the possibility of AfD. I cited the reference and then trimmed away about two-thirds of the article - most of the outrageous/unbelievable/uncited biographical claims, as well as the TMI listing of all his podcasts. However, what remains IMO does not meet GNG either as an invented character or as the portrayer of that character. BTW the article was authored by the person himself. --MelanieN (talk) 20:51, 5 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I have modified the lead to make it clearer that Kool is a fictional character. --MelanieN (talk) 20:56, 5 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 22:05, 5 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete. Not notable. (Incidentally, I disagree with MelanieN. The article, as written, presented its subject as truth, not fiction, and in my opinion that means it was a hoax.) The editor who uses the pseudonym "JamesBWatson" (talk) 16:55, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Darx9url (talk) 08:08, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Delete for now by all means as that Orlando Sentinel is the only source to even confirm this and even then it's thin with my searches finding nothing but that. There's not even anything to suggest moving elsewhere. SwisterTwister talk 04:57, 9 July 2015 (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.