Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Joe Maggard (2nd nomination)

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The result was no consensus. The concerns raised by the nominator could (and were) addressed by editing. No consensus on whether the coverage of his hoax is sufficient to allow him to pass the notability guidelines. So Why 15:27, 15 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Joe Maggard[edit]

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So there are some discrepancies about Joe Maggard. Specifically him playing Ronald McDonald from 1995 to 2007. While there aren't any real sources backing this it appears that this information is completely wrong, with Jack Doepke being Ronald from 1991-1999 while David Hussey taking the role from 2000-2014. This looks to be an elaborate hoax that has been going on for at least a decade too, with reference to him allegedly being Ronald on Wikipedia back in 2004 GamerPro64 05:43, 23 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Kentucky-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 05:53, 23 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 05:53, 23 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Winged Blades^Godric 04:46, 31 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, — TheMagnificentist 10:20, 7 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Despite the fact Maggard may have misled People magazine on his tenure as Ronald McDonald - he was profiled extensively by them and thus passes muster for WP:GNG. Cllgbksr (talk) 17:23, 7 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]
- So you're okay with misinformation on Wikipedia? GamerPro64 19:33, 7 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, but not for the reason cited by the nominator. Major hoaxes are notable, but his was a pretty minor one. Plus his acting credits are too small to satisfy WP:NACTOR. Clarityfiend (talk) 21:49, 7 August 2017 (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.