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The result was delete.  Sandstein  12:27, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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The subject of this article fails WP:NMUSIC. Andre666 (talk) 22:01, 17 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. Jinkinson talk to me What did he do now? 22:47, 17 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of California-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 17:08, 18 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I disagree, and I can provide many sources showing that Mr. Borg is notable not only as a musician but in a few other areas as well. I'm currently in the process of gathering the information -- I work two jobs so I don't have much free time and I probably need a day or two to compile it all -- but I want to stake a claim, so to speak, and hopefully prevent the article from being deleted while I gather the facts. Please notify me on my talk page if any action is taken before I present my information. Thank you! -- edi(talk) 12:46, 18 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, I've compiled the information I want to present and I hope to do it in a reasonable way. I don't want to be obnoxious with the links, but I do want to show clearly that Flula is a notable entertainer. I think there's a case to be made if we focus only on his music, but I think the case is even stronger if we consider that there are other aspects to his work as well (see WP:ENTERTAINER). I believe the links below show that the mainstream media have taken notice of Mr. Borg and that he has a significant career as an entertainer. I can provide even more information if it's needed but I feel that these are a good representative sample of the evidence. An overview:

Featured in an article on language in The Economist

Interviewed by CBS Atlanta

Interviewed by New Media Rockstars, available in both text and video form

Focus of multiple segments on Right This Minute: Leftovers, Royal Baby, Specific Love Song, Felix Baumgartner, Halloween, Skeletons in the Closet, We Did Not Start The Fires, Trashy Dress, Jeff Who Lives at Home, World History, Angry Birds of NYC, Sweet Potato Casserole, Idioms, Butter Your Butt, Rock Paper Scissors, Fish in a Barrel

Correspondent/Presenter for What's Trending:

• WTF w/Flula: Bird Man, Family Feud, Zombie Apocalypse, Zuckerberg Wedding, Future Glasses, Boy Band Battle, 50 Shades of Grey, Tupac at Coachella, Kim & Kanye

• Celebrity interviews: Michelle Jenneke, Part 1, Michelle Jenneke, Part 2, Diamond Dallas Page, Scary Movie 5

• Special events: Thanksgiving Crafts, Comedy Gives Back

Correspondent/Presenter for Metacafe: Wondercon, This Is 40, South by South Fail, Sexy Eyes, Scary Movie 5

Correspondent/Presenter for Screen Junkies: Jeff Who Lives At Home, The Dictator, First Anniversary Show

Host/MC for College Battle of the Bands: Far too many videos to link here; see their youtube channel

Correspondent/Presenter for the Dallas Mavericks

Has appeared in multiple episodes of Auction Hunters on Spike; First episode in which he appeared

Featured on NBC's Last Call with Carson Daly

Featured on NBC's Today Show

Featured on ESPN's SportsCenter

Featured on BBC Radio by Dev Griffin

Mentioned in The Huffington Post multiple times; possibly the best known instance

Official spokesperson for the City of Allen, Texas: The Edge Skate Park, Joe Farmer Recreation Center, The Courses at Watters Creek, Allen History (and more videos currently in production)

Gibson Guitar's official spokesperson at Musikmesse 2013: Intro, Rudolf Schenker, Part 1, Rudolf Schenker, Part 2, Dinosaur DJ Dance, Subscribe to Gibson, It Tunes Itself!, Get Clicking, Let Flula Entertain You, Matt Heafy, Guitar Designs, Welcome to Gibson, Missing Guitar

Has appeared in several short films and at least one tv pilot: His IMDb page, A clip from Christmas Break, and the full pilot episode of Blow Me

Performed at South by Southwest in 2013

Has over 200,000 subscribers and 31 million views on YouTube, over 30,000 followers on Facebook, well over 20,000 followers on Twitter, and, as I type, is 4 followers away from 10,000 on Instagram.

I realize, of course, that this information needs to be in the article itself and I have been planning for some time to make significant edits to the article as soon as possible. As I mentioned, my time is limited at the moment, but I guarantee it will be done. I can and will make this an excellent article that leaves no doubt about notability.

Thanks for your time. Please contact me on my talk page if I can be of any further assistance. -- edi(talk) 10:17, 19 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Mark Arsten (talk) 01:38, 24 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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For the record, I'm currently in the middle of a major edit and update of the article. I hope to have at least a first draft posted by tomorrow morning (US Central Time). Thanks! -- edi(talk) 21:37, 24 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I've finished my edits for now (though I may make more changes after I have time to get some distance on it and have another look. If anything, I may have included too many references, but I wanted to be sure it was clear that everything I said was verifiable. Please let me know if there are still problems with the article. I can't imagine that there's anything I can't fix if it's brought to my attention. Thanks for your help. -- edi(talk) 13:29, 30 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete At first I thought it was a keep because of the "charts" but a check at WP:GOODCHARTS does not show them there so that's not a valid criteria. I started to look at the links listed above and I was dismayed to say the least. http://www.cbsatlanta.com does not appear to be by a staff member and so fails WP:RS. http://www.economist.com article is not about Borg but about odd idioms found in English. http://www.huffingtonpost.com link does not have substantial coverage of the subject. I'm not going to continue. Walter Görlitz (talk) 06:06, 31 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete Nothing in English language sources that establish general notability guidelines. My mind could be changed if something exists in German? SarahStierch (talk) 02:22, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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