Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jim Treacher

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The result was no consensus. There doesn't seem to be interest in deletion here, so no consensus between Keep and Merge. I suggest a merge discussion be opened. Mark Arsten (talk) 01:01, 24 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Jim Treacher

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Non-notable blogger; fails WP:BIO. I can't really find anything in the way of significant coverage in independent reliable sources. The article itself admits that he's 'best known for starting the "Obama Eats Dogs" meme'; what little coverage there is only mentions him in that context, so this is a WP:BLP1E at best. But Obama Eats Dogs was deleted as non-notable, and the guy who created it is even less so. Robofish (talk) 01:29, 17 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of News-related deletion discussions. Northamerica1000^(talk) 02:33, 17 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. Northamerica1000^(talk) 02:33, 17 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep: I guess my !vote isn't a strong one, but he's been around awhile and I added a few cites to the article awhile back when the "Obama Eats Dogs" AfD was going on, out of interest of what Treacher/Medlock's real story was. He's certainly less notable as a right-wing political commentator than folks like Erick Erickson or Joel Pollak, but at least as notable as folks like Allahpundit.--Milowent • ^hasspoken 03:09, 17 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Merge & Redirect to The Daily Caller. Per nom., subject falls short of meeting WP:BIO standards, so a standalone article is not warranted. He is, however, a significant figure at the Daily Caller and worthy of a mention in that article. Edit history should be kept for ease of recreation in the event his RS coverage reaches the point of passing WP:GNG.--JayJasper (talk) 04:21, 17 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, notable, though the article certainly needs some expansion. From what I recall, the article long predates the creation/deletion of Obama Eats Dogs. Kelly ^hi! 09:20, 17 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Merge with The Daily Caller, which is where Treacher get's his notability. Belchfire-TALK 02:07, 20 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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