Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jim Gary

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 of the debate was SPEEDY KEEP. Harro5 05:59, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Jim Gary

As we know, Wikipedia is not a memorial. While his death is sad, this guy isn't notable enough for a bio entry. Harro5 05:44, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

• Strong keep. He was very notable. This is one of those cases where the article reads like a memorial and if you didn't know better you wouldn't know that he was notable in his life. If the article survives the AfD, I'll put it on my list to cleanup. Here's his NY Times obit, which, while still an obit, does establish him a bit more (http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/19/arts/design/19gary.html). Crunch 05:50, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
• Keep per Crunch. --Terence Ong 05:54, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
• Keep and cleanup (it does read like a memorial right now). I think there is a pretty good claim to notability: His work is critically acclaimed and substantial enough to have several major shows. If his stuff is ending up in museums, I think it is fair to say he is notable. --Hansnesse 05:54, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

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