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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 delete. ✗plicit 06:34, 8 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Flight Reacts

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Flight Reacts

YouTuber who does not satisfy general notability or biographical notability. Naïve Google search shows that he is a much-followed YouTuber; we knew that. Much of the article is non-encyclopedic and non-neutral and is written from a fan viewpoint. Trimming all of the fancruft out might not leave much.

Submitted as a draft to AFC, then declined, then copied into article space (and so cannot be moved back into draft space).

The references appear twice, in different orders. This analysis is of the second list. The references are either YouTube, or passing mentions by Steph Curry of the subject, or unresolvable.

Reference Comments Independent Significant
1 Bleacher Reports Passing mention of a comment by the subject Yes No. Passing mention.
2 Essentially Sports Passing mention of a comment by the subject Yes No. Passing mention.
3 YouTube No
4 YouTube No
5 YouTube
6 YouTube
7 BiographyDaily Reference is unresolvable
Robert McClenon (talk) 04:34, 1 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. Robert McClenon (talk) 04:34, 1 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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  • I struggle to understand your viewpoint, all of the articles has been confirmed by Flight Reacts himself in a 40 minute video explaining his life experiences and is a complete replica of his own personal viewpoint on his life constructed into an articulate biography. There is no subjective bias this is exactly how he has explained his career. [1] — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mexith8670 (talk • contribs) 12:25 7 June (UTC)
  • Delete: fails all notability guidelines. Kaspadoo (talk) 12:35, 7 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete for now I actually created the first Wikipedia article for FlightReacts here over a year ago in April of 2020 and it was deleted in this AFD. It looks like somebody tried to recreate the article there again in November and it got deleted too. I think he's probably on the cusp of notability, considering his somewhat popular music (several songs with millions of views and streams on Youtube, Spotify, Apple Music, and Soundcloud) and he has some independent coverage [1] [2]. But I don't think he merits an article yet. He may in the future, but there probably shouldn't be one now per WP:BALL. Ericfood (talk | contribs) 21:23 7 June (UTC)
  • Ericfood With all due respect isn't your point completely subjective? He doesn't have to have a page that is extremely informed as of now, but on the basis, he has nearly ten million followers on Youtube alone and has made a 40-minute video on his early and personal life which was referenced. How is this page any less informed than other content creators such as Ricegum and Adin Ross for instance? He 100 percent merits an article, he's extremely popular and has explained his come-up in great depth. I don't understand you're objection. Provided the information is objective and also informed on someone notable, what is the problem? Mexith8670 (talk • contribs) 12:25 7 June (UTC)
    • I based my decision on Wikipedia's policies. I understand that for a newer contributor such as yourself it might seem like Flight should obviously have an article. I was in the same place a year ago when I created the first iteration of his article. However Flight doesn't really meet the notability guidelines for WP:BLP because there isn't a lot of reliable coverage on him from secondary sources. I'd say that's the biggest obstacle in proving his notability. I know he has high numbers on his YouTube channel, but subscriber numbers are subject to change and not proof of notability. If you can find significant coverage from mostly secondary sources you could prove his notability. I'd recommend reading this essay on YouTube notability. Regarding your point on other YouTubers like Adin Ross and RiceGum, there are lots of YouTubers whose articles are regularly deleted in AfDs. To be honest I don't think Adin Ross meets the notability guidelines either, RiceGum has probably had enough independent coverage to merit an article though. This isn't to say I agree with the Wikipedia policies, I think they're a little too strict on the notability guidelines for popular YouTubers, but we have to follow the guidelines. Ericfood (talk | contribs) 06:03, 8 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
This IP is almost 100% user Junefith. Same article edit history etc. It also raises questions over Mexith8670 who has edited exclusively the same articles and have made the same removals, per WP:DUCK.Koncorde (talk) 01:32, 8 June 2021 (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.
  1. ^ "Reacting To FlightReacts Before They Were Famous!". YouTube.com. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
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