Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ernest Aaron Rowe

This page is an archive of the proposed deletion of the article below. Further comments should be made on the article's talk page, if it exists; or after the end of this archived section. The result of the debate was no consensus --cesarb 2 July 2005 00:30 (UTC)

[edit] Ernest Aaron Rowe

Vanity page of non-notable writer. Play produced not notable, only appears on college website. Weblog obscene. Contains unencyclopedic references. Znode 19:10, 2005 Jun 17 (UTC)

• Delete vanity. JamesBurns 03:48, 18 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Keep and cleanup. Rowe's work has a cult following, and as such is notable to some. The page history implies it is not a vanity article. Warnings should be placed on obscene outbound links, and obscene quotes should be removed. Explodicle 22:10, Jun 18, 2005 (UTC)
• Hi, kids! Aaron Rowe here. I can't vote on this because that would be a conflict of interest, but I'd like to note for discussion that I didn't make this page, nor did I ask for it to be created. It was created by fans of mine and is as such not a way for me to jerk my ego.
• Keep and cleanup. Rowe is an up and coming writer of our era. Many people know of him and support him and wish to find more information on him and the only place to find it is Wikipedia. If the goal of this site is to provide information then definately keep it. Hellishdreams
• Delete not notable. I can find no evidence of a cult following of his work. If someone can provide evidence I could possibly change my mind. Rocky 15:34, Jun 20, 2005 (UTC)
• Keep and cleanup. Obscenity shouldn't really be a condition of whether or not a topic is encyclopedic (although warnings about source material are certainly fine). In addition, there are many articles on obscure topics on Wikipedia, and given that Rowe seems to be gaining popularity (I hadn't even heard of him just a couple years ago), I think it's reasonable to keep this one. ADDENDUM: Wasn't one of his web sites mentioned in Time or Newsweek or a similar major magazine? I'm dead serious here...I remember someone pointing it out to me maybe a year ago? Frankg 15:00, Jun 23, 2005 (EST)
  • It was Time magazine, but I have no idea which issue. Explodicle June 28, 2005 21:15 (UTC)

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