Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/David Allen Graham
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.
The result was delete. - Mailer Diablo 21:19, 9 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Contested prod per discussion on my talk page. Autobio that fails WP:BIO. skrshawk ( Talk | Contribs ) 17:13, 4 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- It dosn't fail for this reason in my opinion: Published authors, editors and photographers who received multiple independent reviews of or awards for their work.
Artist's should have the same criteria as photographers. The three refences I listed fulfill this criteria. Wer2chosen 12:30 January 4, 2007
- Comment This talk page discussion between the two of us is continuing in an attempt to improve the article with proper citation. Outside contributors would go a long way to easing WP:COI concerns. This has an uphill fight, but we could save an article here. skrshawk ( Talk | Contribs ) 18:49, 4 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete I agree with Wer2chosen that this criterion for notability applies. However the references given do not appear to meet the criteria. One of them is for a book that hasn't been published yet, so we have no way of verifying it. One is for a book that is about the Allen Family, and while I don't have a copy, I am skeptical that this could count as an "independent review" of Graham. The last reference is for a book apparently published thirty-some years before the artist was born. If proper references could be found I'd be willing to change my mind on this, but for now the article does not meet the criterion specified. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Gwernol (talk • contribs) 17:56, 4 January 2007 (UTC).[reply]
- Delete. Clear case of COI. As I always say, Wer (if I may call you that) wait - when you become notable, someone else will write an article about you. And please feel free to bring here any other suspected vanity articles that you find. -- RHaworth 19:29, 4 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete. No sleight to the artist or their work, but there is not sufficient notability. Wikipedia says about living biographies, "Painters, sculptors, architects, engineers, and other professionals whose work is widely recognized (for better or worse) and who are likely to become a part of the enduring historical record of that field". I had been taking unappropriate enteries off the list of artists, but have been slacking as of late. I will start once more. --Thamiel 18:34, 5 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- check out the debate on Guity Novin to see how arduous and difficult this process can be.--Thamiel 18:49, 5 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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