Talk:Carl James Joseph

Did you know nomination

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by SL93 talk 00:56, 28 March 2025 (UTC)

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James Joseph, known as the Jesus Guy

• ... that the Jesus Guy (pictured) is not portraying Jesus, nor does he claim to be Jesus?

• Source: d'Avillez, Filipe (February 28, 2025). "Meet Jerusalem's 'Jesus Guy'". The Pillar.

• • ALT1: ... that the Jesus Guy (pictured) has been living in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for the past ten years? Source: d'Avillez, Filipe (28 February 2025). "Meet Jerusalem's 'Jesus Guy'". The Pillar.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Little Current, Ontario

Moved to mainspace by Darth Stabro (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 31 past nominations.

~Darth Stabro^{Talk • Contribs} 16:26, 1 March 2025 (UTC).

• Hi @Darth Stabro: I can't see the citation for the first hook in the source you've provided (or the source in the article)?
  • Hi @Tenpop421:, sorry, got a few things mixed up. Should be fixed now. ~Darth Stabro^{Talk • Contribs} 00:56, 3 March 2025 (UTC)
    • Checks out for me now. This article, moved to mainspace on March 1, is long enough, new enough, well-sourced, and presentable. No BLP or copyvio issues. QPQ done. I prefer ALT0, which is in body, and the citation for which checks out. Good to go. Tenpop421 (talk) 01:07, 3 March 2025 (UTC)

Nomination for deletion

Lack of Significant, Independent Coverage

• Nearly all references are one‑off, surface‑level human‑interest pieces rather than in‑depth profiles or critical analysis of lasting impact.
• **Washington Post (2015)** and **TIME (2000)** each ran a brief feature focusing on his “Jesus‑like” persona, not on any demonstrable contribution or influence in theology, social movements, or scholarship.
• The remaining sources are local newspapers (Toledo Blade; Times Leader; Hazleton Standard‑Speaker; Pasco Times) or niche sites (The Pillar) that do not establish broader significance beyond occasional events or novelty.
• **IMDb** and a single YouTube news clip do not count as independent, reliable secondary sources.

Absence of Sustained Notability

• No evidence of peer‑reviewed or academic interest, major book coverage, or recurring national‑level attention over time.
• Coverage is episodic (deportation in 1999; Pope Francis visit in 2015; documentary in 2007) with no indication of ongoing cultural or scholarly relevance.

Given this, “Carl James Joseph” does not satisfy Wikipedia’s notability criteria for a standalone biography. I therefore propose deletion WereWolf (talk) 13:02, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

A few things:

• This is not the proper way to start a deletion discussion.
• Your edit summary "I’ve gone out and done the same thing he has where is my article" is not very professional.
• He clearly meets WP:GNG and WP:BASIC with sustained, significant coverage in multiple reliable sources over many years.
• The article is on the front page right now and so this will be speedy-closed.

~Darth Stabro^{Talk • Contribs} 13:22, 20 April 2025 (UTC)