Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tom Meersman

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 of the debate was DELETE. Owen× ☎ 01:52, 18 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Tom Meersman

Keep it. He is funnay as all get out. I listen to him when I get the chance, and I know of many others at the University of Illinois and other colleges that do the same.

I'd like to see some comments on how notable this "famous" radio personality really is, as there's even no article for WPGU-FM 107.1. I'd say delete. feydey 17:54, 10 December 2005 (UTC)

• Delete is my initial vote. Most of what I find is on a journalist [1]. PJM 18:16, 10 December 2005 (UTC)

• I'd say keep it. I've heard his stuff, he's great. He's a real big deal in Central Illinois. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 12.221.82.188 (talk • contribs).

• Keep it. It's got a link to WPGU's website. He's the guy who spoofed Survivor. Good Stuff. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 64.198.227.116 (talk • contribs).

• Delete, if he's notable, it's in a very limited area. Googling "Tom Meersman" gets 572 results and I couldn't see this particular Tom Meersman on the first few pages. - Bobet 02:07, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
• Delete with prejudice. I don't know whether that means anything but it sure is nice to say. Ashibaka tock 05:11, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. I thought of nominating this when I first saw it but I just didn't feel like going through it. Must every morning DJ be "notable"? Most of them get fired and move somewhere else every few years, and they all rip off each other's best material anyway. Or accuse other ones of doing so. Oh ... he spoofed Survivor. Wow ... a DJ with some balls. That's what we need. Daniel Case 07:02, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
• Pending verification, Weak keep or redirect to WPGU article, if it exists. By definition very few radio personalities are notable outside their home markets unless they've achieved some level of notoriety for other projects they've done. That said, I think the bar for notability in this case is also lowered somewhat. I'd say the criterion has to do with their effects on the local market -- in Boston, for example, Loren and Wally on WROR and Matt Siegel from WXKS are both significant morning jocks with name recognition even among those who don't listen to those stations. John Lander from WBMX and David Allan Boucher from WMJX would be middling cases, while someone like Hutch from WZLX or Kevin Reading from WROR probably wouldn't rate inclusion at all. Haikupoet 04:25, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Repeat votes

• Keep I listen to him on the web in Tucson. He's great. Not hurting anybody having him on there, and I was pleasantly surprised when I saw him up there. I remember laughing to that stuff thats on there about him.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 64.198.227.116 (talk • contribs).

• Keep, Google "Dr. Meersman" and he's right there the first guy. I've heard his stuff, it's great.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 64.198.227.116 (talk • contribs).

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.