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Aidan Davis

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I don't believe this person is notable enough for inclusion; his notability hinges entirely on reaching the final of Britain's Got Talent and subsequently touring with the finalists, has not done anything unrelated to BGT, his final performance(s) weren't notable enough to warrant inclusion (hell, Hollie Steel got a second chance to perform in the final and she was barely notable enough at the time), and he didn't get a high enough placing in Britain's Got Talent that allows us to confer a sense of automatic notability (which is generally third place) Sceptre 14:59, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

Additionally, as he is a minor in the jurisdiction he resides, I'd lean to deleting it just per 1E; however, it's not a universally held opinion, thus why I've listed several reasons why he's not really notable. Sceptre 15:00, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

• Keep A notable performer per WP:ENTERTAINER. It is common for finalists in such major shows to have articles as they receive much press coverage and follow-up gigs, as in this case. No purpose is served by deletion as, at the very least, we would want to direct our readers to some relevant article. Colonel Warden (talk) 15:09, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

  A purpose is served: he's a minor. For ethical purposes, I don't believe that marginally notable minors should have articles (people like Miley Cyrus or Dakota Fanning should; children who are reality show contestants that have their fifteen minutes shouldn't). And I don't see what part of ENTERTAINER is met; he's only had one significant role in one production; his fanbase is extremely local (as seen by most of the sources being a local paper), and his contributions to entertaining are neither "unique, prolific, or innovative". Sceptre 15:17, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

• Your comments are counterfactual and personal opinion, rather than policy. The relevant part of WP:ENTERTAINER is "Has had significant roles in multiple notable films, television shows, stage performances, or other productions.". The recent press coverage testifies to his continuing notability as a headline act appearing in multiple shows on stage and screen at multiple venues and times. They report that he starts another tour this spring which will continue to add to his history as a professional entertainer. There is not the slightest case for deleting this article. And for the bogus ethical argument, please see Think of the children. Colonel Warden (talk) 15:44, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

• Any "significant roles" are all related to Britain's Got Talent, and thus I personally treat them as one, or not notable; for example, he's on the show's live tour which all finalists automatically perform. It's not like, say, Callum Francis, who is notable for being in productions unrelated to BGT (hell, all of Francis' television appearances are on a rival network!) And you alleging my argument is a logical fallacy is itself a logical fallacy; we have an ethical commitment to protect living people, marginally notable people, and minors; Davis is all three, and I can personally attest to the effect of unwanted attention on a minor. Sceptre 16:07, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

• Strong keep - as per all Col. Wardens explanations. This article shouldn't even be in AfD and should be closed now. Sceptre is just using it as a platform for a personal belief or opinion and when his user page is taken into consideration, this AfD and his argument could be regarded as possibly bordering on WP:GAME. --Kudpung (talk) 16:23, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

  Except that, yes, it should be in AfD, because I don't think this person is notable enough for inclusion. And I wasn't aware that the nominator being in ownership of a brain and a good set of morals is a criterion for speedily keeping an article. Sceptre 16:35, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

• Comment - the nominator has now clearly confirmed that his AfD action is based purely on personal conviction and not on the guidelines for notability of Misplaced Pages articles. The AfD nomination is therefore invalid. For the children...

  ...you're fucking joking, right? Isn't every AfD brought about by the nominator thinking an article should be deleted? Sceptre 19:43, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

• Keep - Davis's career since BGT may not be as high profile as Hollie Steel's, but that can't be used as a rationale to delete. Even with the modest success he's had since BGT, he has, in fact been active as a performer independent of BGT, and that is verifiable (by investigating the refs in the article, no less).

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