Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Merlin Mann

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 no consensus. W.marsh 19:54, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

Merlin Mann

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Delete. Not notable per WP:BIO. He's only written some non-notable articles that do not merit a bio. Mnemopis 20:25, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

I disagree. If you take a look at [[1]] there are many you could state as not notable per WP:BIO. However, many of these people are playing important roles in the growth of podcasting. Scott.cropper 17:03, 29 January 2007 (UTC) — User:Scott.cropper (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.

I also disagree. Within the contemporary trend of "Lifehacking", Merlin Mann is a major player. Applying the 100 year test, someone with an interest in the evolution of personal productivity schemes would find such an entry relevant and notable due to the stark contrast of Merlin's methods to more prevalent high-tech implementations. Furthermore, if we strictly apply the notability criteria the wikipedia will have no content on contemporary figures that aren't pop stars or politicians. This is a grey zone, and I am of the opinion that this particular entry should stay. Jay Ploss, 11:26, 1 February 2007 (EST) — User:66.36.156.78 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached
 Please add new discussions below this notice. Thanks, Daniel.Bryant 11:10, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

• Comment: In response to Scott.cropper, please see this and this. J Milburn 11:35, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
• Keep as 43 Folders is a Top 100 blog. It's often six or half-a-dozen whether a blogger article should be about the blogger-person or the blog (or the podcast, few exist independently of some sort of blog). There are numerous GNA results for 43folders, 43 folders, a bit less for Merlin Mann (discounting overlap). Mann is closely associated with the Hipster PDA, which has gotten plenty of WP:N coverage independently (e.g., but also for a popular e-mail productivity process.[2] I think it makes sense to have the main article at his name due to the varying back-references. --Dhartung | Talk 04:51, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
  • Here's a Forbes profile as a "Web Celeb 25", an interview of Mann (and 2 others) by David Allen[3], a couple paragraphs in the NYT Mag. His podcast was a TIME pick[4]. --Dhartung | Talk 05:08, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
• Keep, especially in light of his recent podcasting efforts. He's a frequent host of MacBreak and MacBreak Weekly, which are notable as part of the TWiT network, one of the first major podcasting networks. - Flooey 05:08, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
• Keep, a huge contributor to the fields of productivity (via 43folders.org), podcasting (TWiT programs), and web entertainment (That Phone Guy). —The preceding unsigned comment was added by JustADude (talk • contribs) 07:41, 5 February 2007 (UTC).
• Keep, he is on several famous podcasts, has a popular blog, was in the Forbes Web Celeb 25, etc.
• Keep, though the article is lacking in some detail, it was valuable for me when I was trying to find out some details about this person.

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.