198:. Those are links to the "What links here" section of the templates for each season of Idol. This is the #1 show in the United States and it's highly rated elsewhere. Almost all of the contestants have had careers beyond Idol be it Broadway, CDs, fansites, etc. They are all notable if they've made the finals. I know that many people don't care for the show and many don't like that we have this many articles on the show, but I think it's necessary. And if we delete this one, then we need to delete 12 participant articles or make them all redirects...and then decided on a one-by-one basis who gets recreated after the show is on for awhile. At some point, it's easiest to keep things as they are. And the thing is, we don't know who will be successful and who won't be at this point. I mean the arguably 2 most successful acts from season 5 finished 6th (Kellie Pickler) and 4th (Chris Daughtry). I think it's just too early to ditch these. --
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557:- As one other Wikimember pointed out, having an article about Chris here on Knowledge makes it easy for the masses to find information, such as what song he sang last week and who it was from. Informaton is the very point of Wikipedea; anything that promotes or falls within the category of information should be kept on Knowledge, hands down.
424:. If John Foxe is consistent, he will also mark the pages for other final 12 contestants for deletions, as several others have one. He has not done this, and if they are allowed to stay Chris Sligh's page should be as well. He is only marking this one because of the BJU connection, and thus doesn't care about the others in my opinion. --
628:- Keeping with the precedent that the top 12 of American Idol, THE most popular show in America, each get their own wikipedia article. It makes perfect sense because of the show's popularity and deleting one without deleting the others is absolutely silly. THe user who suggested deletion clearly isn't thinking logically. --
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283:. He's just now getting his debut CD out and it's been almost a year since he was eliminated. Right now, all 12 finalists are notable because they are on the #1 show on television in the US. It's just like how we have articles on stars of a current, hit tv show. It's the exact same thing. --
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412:- an argument that Chris is not a "finalist" - irregarding the fact that AI itself has determined that nomenclature for contestants in Chris' situation - cannot pass muster if other contestants like Kevin Covais (who came in 11th in Season 5) have their own free-standing bio.--
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514:. John Foxe seems to enjoy wasting the time of as many people as possible on silly things like this. Perhaps he will someday decide to become the type of editor who makes useful contributions to the encyclopedia rather than clogging up the system with arguments like this.β
470:. No I don't think you are right, Emote. He has a right to his opinion. Foxe, I think what you are forgetting is the scope of the show. It's seen by more people weekly than any other show in the United States. It is just like regulars on a hit sitcom or drama. --
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