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The result of the debate was NO CONSENSUS. Postdlf 10:01, 9 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

A.J. Gil[edit]

Non-notable, little chance of it becoming notable. Ditto for the gentleman in question. Article reads like fancruft. Mackensen (talk) 04:52, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)

• Delete, not notable, cruft. Megan1967 05:25, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)

• Keep, He is one of the final 10 on the first season of American Idol. However, this page needs much more information. Lack of information does not equal to cruft. --Arbiteroftruth 17:09, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)

• Delete being on TV does not equal notablility. Besides, finishing 8th hardly screams notability. --InShaneee 19:28, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. Article fails to establish notability. --Carnildo 23:10, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. Not necessarily cruft, but the article fails to give any decent information and is poorly written. Hermione1980 00:17, 29 Apr 2005 (UTC)
  • Changing my vote to weak keep, pending expansion. I see the point of some of the other Wikipedians here, to an extent: He did make it to the top 10, he did manage to hang on for two shows, and the article doesn't look half bad for a stub or substub, after cleanup. However, if a few more months or a year pass without any real expansion being done—or if Mr. Gil continues to do nothing notable—I would then vote delete, if this came up on VfD again. Hermione1980 21:50, 1 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]
• The name 'Gill', with 2nd 'l' is that of a London Times correspondent -- ? risk of confusion ? --Simon Cursitor 07:31, 29 Apr 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. Notable American Idol finalist. Mike H 07:32, Apr 29, 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. We have articles on most of the AI top 12 finalists. The finalists are seen and voted on by millions. Gamaliel 07:49, 29 Apr 2005 (UTC)
• Keep as above. Kappa 19:59, 29 Apr 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. Being a "reality TV" contestant is not encyclopedic. This would not even make it as WikiNews material. Rossami (talk) 01:22, 30 Apr 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. "Notable American Idol finalist"??? Please. Non-notable. If Wikipedia has articles on other top 12 "American Idol" finalists they should be deleted too, unless otherwise notable. Quale 03:21, 30 Apr 2005 (UTC)
  • Please do not ridicule my vote. I voted a certain way for a reason. Be civil. Mike H 23:14, Apr 30, 2005 (UTC)
• weak keep, pending expansion. Although American Idol contestants are of spurious notability, "notability" itself is of spurious merit as a criterion for deletion. Someone who cares should upgrade the article from substub status. If it can't be expanded, other article criteria apply and the article should be deleted. Dystopos 00:10, 3 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete Non-notable. 141.211.138.85 05:46, 3 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete. Not notable. Jayjg ^(talk) 21:53, 3 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete not encyclopedic. Grue 15:22, 4 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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