Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sean Ripple

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 delete although this has already been userfied, so the content is not being "lost". W.marsh 20:40, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sean Ripple

Vanity page by SRipple, multimedia artist from Austin, TX. Has already been userfied. Please tell him if he is notable. -- RHaworth 01:33, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

• Delete per nom. --Kinu 01:45, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
• Delete Self published, 60 copies, this march, that's three reasons to delete. Ruby 02:12, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per Ruby. Royboycrashfan 03:03, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
• Speedy delete Author on ARTICLE talk page resigned to its deletion; most data moved to USER talk page (G7) Avi 04:05, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
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• Delete nn vanity.Blnguyen 05:19, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
• Delete, not yet notable. Adrian Lamo ·· 06:38, 7 February 2006 (UTC) Keep per below. Adrian Lamo ·· 22:35, 8 February 2006 (UTC)
• Delete if now copied to user's own page, this can be deleted as WP:VANITY. Sixty vanity-imprint books to be published in March 2006 is not enough to qualify for notability, nor is writing for defunct websites or acting in one short film. WP:BIO refers.  (aeropagitica)  07:20, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
• Delete as vanity. --Terence Ong (恭喜发财) 10:41, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
• Keep if this really is the Sean Ripple from The American Analog Set (which was for some reason not wikilinked in this article) as the article contends. AmAnSet is a notable band and there are many Wikipedia bio pages of people whose only claim to fame is being in a band of lesser fame. I'm not sure how to verify the two people are one and the same. But, afd pages being what they are (same people... usually don't look at the afd after they've voted), I'm guessing that I'm beating my head against the wall here.--Hraefen 00:29, 8 February 2006 (UTC)
• Comment: I've left a note on the user's talk page asking them to comment on this matter. Adrian Lamo ·· 07:18, 8 February 2006 (UTC)
• Delete as vanity. Essexmutant 10:16, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

I am in fact the same SRipple from The American Analog Set. This whole issue came up (after having the page up for quite a few months) because I goofed around with a trail concept using the name Sean from my page. It was an art project not meant to cause any harm. As I mentioned on my talk page, I realized after thinking about it that it was very irresponsible of me to mess with the integrity of Wikipedia's function. I enjoy this site and agree with RHaworth when he states that Sean Trail was, "pure vandalism."

Regarding the issue with whether or not I am notable...I suspect that a great deal of the content you have on your site pertaining to people currently involved in the creative arts has been added by the publicists of the people being documented. I don't see this as any less vain. It's just a tad more removed. The few bits of self-promotion that I added recently (60 self-published books in March) were mentioned to try and gain some momentum as an artist. I suspect that publicists are doing the same sort of thing to promote the latest whatever.

I've learned that I should respect Wikipedia for its function. If you choose to keep this page, then I will be appreciative. If you do not, I understand.

Best,

SRipple

P.S. Right after this whole thing happened, I noticed someone editing a falsehood about me into my bio. I had to edit it out. I've left my response on the bio. It reads, "The bit about Fela Kuti was funny, but untrue."

• Keep. Needs cleanup by neutral hands, but subject is genuinely notable for music. -Colin Kimbrell 21:30, 8 February 2006 (UTC)
• Abstain - changed vote of nominator. -- RHaworth 22:55, 8 February 2006 (UTC)
• Delete as vanity. The JPS 23:29, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

Vanity is not sufficient grounds for deletion if the subject is notable. Adrian Lamo ·· 23:36, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

• Keep Notable. --Siva1979^{Talk to me} 13:31, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

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.