Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Happy Trails Animation

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The result was delete. The sources listed by Esn would work as minor references but cannot be considered reliable, independent sources that can establish the notability of the company (or its founders). Chick Bowen 03:04, 3 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Trails Animation

Claims to notablity are backed up by only a trivial source, and I can't find any other secondary sources to verify said awards. Declined speedy. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • ^{(Broken clamshells• Otter chirps • HELP!)} 02:34, 26 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Delete I searched on Google and Google news, neither turned up many results to show notability. I think it fails company notability criteria. —Atyndall ^{[citation needed]} 08:11, 26 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - quote from the company notability criteria: "This guideline does not cover small groups of closely related people such as families, entertainment groups, co-authors, and co-inventors covered by WP:Notability (people).". As this is a very small company consisting of mainly a husband and wife, I think this falls under that. Quote from requirements of WP:BIO: "The person has received a notable award or honor, or has been often nominated for them." "The person has made a widely recognized contribution that is part of the enduring historical record in his or her specific field." I would say that as people, Andy and Amy Collen definitely are notable. Since their claim to notability has been accomplished under the roof of the tiny company which they founded, it is only sensible to have the article be about the company. Esn (talk) 21:57, 31 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Comics and animation-related deletion discussions. —Esn (talk) 21:04, 28 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - trivial coverage. PhilKnight (talk) 20:13, 31 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Strong Keep - there are plenty of sources: Interview with Andy Collen, Article about "Winter", Review of "Winter", confirmation of Boston Motion Picture Award wins, Another article about "Winter", Andy Collen's profile at Independent Exposure film festival website, mentioning some awards, Heartland Film Festival "Crystal Heart Award" source. The innovative animation technique in "Hero Sandwich" is another point in favour of keeping the article. Esn (talk) 21:47, 31 July 2008 (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.