Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/William Hung

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The result was Withdrawn by Nominator see below; non-admin closure. TonyBallioni (talk) 00:12, 17 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

William Hung

This article is about a person who gained famed for a bad audition in American Idol and getting a few deals on commercials/Tv shows. He is not a real actor and really is not of notability. Plus this article has been requiring sources for a year now.TrUcO9311 ^TaLk / _SiGn 23:30, 16 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comment-I honestly did not see his discography, which probably is notable. But im still edgy on the article.--TrUcO9311 ^TaLk / _SiGn 23:39, 16 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keep I don't get the fascination with him. But his horrible performance on American Idol got him 3 CD's released by a major studio (which is enough to have him pass WP:MUSIC). He has also had guest roles on several TV shows. It may be for something stupid, but he is notable. TJ Spyke 23:37, 16 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep OK, so he's on the 14th minute of his 15 minutes of fame (it's been four years since "She Bangs"). Still, he's a symbol of the idea that even mediocre people can find stardom, given the right opportunity. He's a blue-link in other articles. Like the agony of defeat guy on Wide World of Sports, as long as there's American Idol, there will be replays of William Hung. Mandsford (talk) 23:42, 16 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comment-I see what you mean. I guess it is able to be kept.TrUcO9311 ^TaLk / _SiGn 23:50, 16 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Question Are you saying that you agree that the article should be kept? If you are you can withdraw the nomination by adding withdrawn like any other comment and explaining your reasoning for withdrawing. TonyBallioni (talk) 00:01, 17 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Reply-yes I am saying it should be kept and should be withdrawn. How can I do so?TrUcO9311 ^TaLk / _SiGn 00:07, 17 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I just closed it as withdrawn by nom you don't have to do anything else. TonyBallioni (talk) 00:12, 17 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Strong keep, passes WP:MUSIC by having had three albums on a major label. (There's hope for all of us striving musicians if Hung can get a record deal...) In addition, he gained a metric buttload of attention for his atrocious performance on Idol -- I don't even watch Idol and I've heard a lot about this guy. Lack of sources is no reason to delete. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • ^{(Broken clamshells•Otter chirps)} 23:52, 16 January 2008 (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.