Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jeanpaul Ferro

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 no consensus. Mailer Diablo 19:43, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Jeanpaul Ferro

This article was previously speedily deleted. I think the speedy deletion was overly hasty, since the article does make an assertion of notability, so I've undeleted and am listing it here. As currently put it may fail WP:BIO, but perhaps it can be improved. Either way, consensus is preferable to speedy deletion. --ⁿɡ͡b Nick Boalch\^talk 21:15, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

• Delete, unless the article can be made to pass our notability guidelines. Note that I have deleted this article twice. Also note that it is an autobiography. User:Zoe|^(talk) 02:15, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

• Keep (But Add Sources) A basic Google search reveals a plethora of artistic works and acclaim, quite enough to establish notability. The author should provide sources for this piece. Such documents should be found quite easily using a routine Internet search engine, as the artist in question seems to have generated a bit of attention for herself. History21 05:50, 30 July 2006 (UTC)History21
• Delete Per Zoe Hipocrite - «Talk» 14:39, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
• Keep, a quick look seems like his work has been reviewed in poetry journals and has a published book. --badlydrawnjeff talk 16:02, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
  • Having "a published book" does not meet the guideline at WP:BIO. User:Zoe|^(talk) 21:36, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
    • WP:BIO states that it "is not intended to be an exclusionary list; just because someone doesn't fall into one of these categories doesn't mean an article on the person should automatically be deleted." I'd say, given the limited access to reviews i've seen so far, he comes close enough for me. --badlydrawnjeff talk 23:46, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
• Delete. Small-press author whose book is found -- according to Worldcat -- in 6 libraries worldwide, counting the Library of Congress. *Nominated* for Pushcart Prize, which ain't the same as winning. The editor just above once again mistakes Wikipedia for the telephone directory. --Calton | Talk 13:15, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
  • Care to substantiate that? --badlydrawnjeff talk 13:21, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
    • You mean your "Every Sperm is Sacred" attitude? See above -- or see most of the nonsensical reasoning you use on AFD to justify keeping the most worthless scraps of data. --Calton | Talk 04:00, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
      • As I thought. --badlydrawnjeff talk 10:37, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
• Keep as notable poet. Has published several hundred poems in many magazines, say the outside sources. Pushcart Prize not a trivial award, nominations are considered notable by many. Even if his book's not notable, that doesn't mean his poetry isn't, and 200-300 magazines say otherwise. VivianDarkbloom 19:24, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
• Delete as per User:Calton. -- moe.RON ^{talk | done | doing} 01:02, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

• Uh huh. And your proof that he's published "several hundred poems in many magazines"? Not a breath of that in the article, nor for the "200-300 magazines". --Calton | Talk 04:00, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

• Keep Per History, Jeff, and Vivian. Notable enough for a stub. rootology (T) 18:54, 2 August 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.