Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Howard Brown

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The result of the debate was keep. — Trilobite (Talk) 15:30, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Howard Brown

No vote. Tagged for vfd on June 2, but the entry was never completed. Joyous 20:27, Jun 5, 2005 (UTC)

• Keep - this isn't vanity! Howard Brown is the character used in the Halifax (UK bank) adverts in the UK (as the article states). He's a real bank employee, I believe, rather than just an actor used. Modern day ad's use a cartoon version of Howard, older ones used the real person. Article could do with more content, and it's never going to be the most notable entry, but has the potential to be made quite interesting, given a rewrite methinks. I can't see a reason to delete, the person is quite well known in the UK, and certainly don't delete as Vanity as stated in the article. UkPaolo 20:54, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Comment - I would leave this to users like UkPaolo who are more familiar with the notability of the person than I am, but generally speaking, a person who appears in an ad for a single company does not seem any more notable to me than many local musicians, writers, college professors and other individuals we have deleted. no vote - DS1953 21:36, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Merge to Halifax (bank), if kept at all. I, for one, do not think that articles like this, or even one on "the Snapple lady" warrant inclusion. --Tabor 22:01, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Keep per UkPaolo -- after all, if this guy's well-known in the UK from a bunch of TV ads, he's already far more notable than most of the local musicians, writers, college professors and whatnot... A quick Google search brings up, among other things, an article in which Simon Cowell speaks ill of him and another news item that tells us that his single -- a cover of Barry White's You’re the First, the Last, My Everything -- hit No 13 on the UK charts upon its release. I'd say he's notable enough. -- Captain Disdain 22:19, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. A top 20 UK single means he qualifies under the WikiMusic project guidelines. The ads obviously have given him some notability. Capitalistroadster 01:31, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Keep as per Capitalistroadster's comment ··gracefool |☺ 07:39, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)

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