Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Erik Kloeker (2nd nomination)

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The result was delete. L Faraone 07:14, 22 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Erik Kloeker[edit]

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Has been nominated previously and deleted for notability and conflict of interest. I still believe he fails our general notability guidelines. But, perhaps I'm wrong. I was surprised to not see much secondary coverage about him outside of Guinness. If deleted, I suggest a salt as well. SarahStierch (talk) 06:45, 12 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Or, perhaps you're right, Sarah. I do not believe that simply being listed in the Guinness Book of World's Records establishes notability, as that is their business, and a record listing provides no significant biographical coverage other than the record. I expect more in-depth coverage in completely independent sources. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 07:54, 12 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Comment: At first I was going to echo the delete vote per WP:1EVENT but then I saw he has 5 world records and was mentioned in the book Ripley's Believe It Or Not and his world records and performances have gotten some minor press. What's missing is a news article or two where he is the feature. I'm not sure about this one.
- Ripley's
- Mountain Press, The (Sevierville, TN) - February 26, 2010, Sword swallowers to perform at Ripley's
- Northerner, The: Northern Kentucky University (Highland Heights, KY) - September 6, 2012, Senior juggles way to world record-- — Keithbob • Talk • 19:22, 19 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Article's claims rests solely on Guinness records, which are not enough to support notability. All sources are barely more than mentions of same Guinness record achievements, with no substantiative coverage of the person. --Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 01:20, 22 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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