Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Monkey (advertising character)

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The result was keep. John254 15:41, 12 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Monkey (advertising character)

Basically, I see this as British popular culture cruft. No reliable sources (except possibly the BBC ones), and no real assertion of independent notability. h i s ^{s p a c e} _{r e s e a r c h} 00:02, 9 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Weak keep per WP:BIAS, but some input from British editors would be a big help here. History sounds faintly similar to the Pets.com spokesdogthing. Haikupoet 01:36, 9 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
~~Weak~~ Keep per Haikupoet. The BBC is easily WP:RS. There has also been considerable coverage about the legal battle over the rights to the monkey[1][2][3] but many are subscription only. Needs substantial cleanup but passes WP:N, WP:V and WP:RS. Dbromage [Talk] 02:06, 9 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Definitely notable within UK (especially the specific pronunciation of the word. In 50 years, may not be. -- SockpuppetSamuelson 07:04, 9 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Monkey is popular and notable within the UK and has survived longer than the original sponsor, where he was more popular than the actual product being advertised! PG spent money to buy Monkey instead of making up a new character because they recognised his existing appeal. I have even heard some people referring to PG (or non-premium tea generically) as "monkey tea". I agree that advertising characters are not generally notable but Monkey has captured the public imagination to an extent that is so. Besides, there are very many articles dedicated to minor characters from video games and comics on Wikipedia and I think Monkey certainly beats many of these pages for notability. --DanielRigal 11:31, 9 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I have now added an assertion of independent notability backed up with a reference. I have also improved the style, content and references more generally. --DanielRigal 12:01, 11 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Notable in the UK. Was teamed with Jonny Vegas, Was the face failed ITV digital network, advertises PG tips now. Lots of people went metal trying to get replica monkeys a few years ago. Do agree the article needs a bit of work tho. --Catten666 13:09, 9 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep notable and referenced. Nuttah68 08:46, 12 August 2007 (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.