Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ted Harrison

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 Speedy keep. In the light of substantial refs provided by Quarl (good work) the nom has been withdrawn. The only "weak delete" was if refs weren't found, which they have been, since which unanimous keeps. Tyrenius 03:25, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ted Harrison

Ted Harrison (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) – (View log)

• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Visual arts-related deletions. —Quarl ^(talk) 2007-03-02 10:12Z
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Canada-related deletions. —Quarl ^(talk) 2007-03-02 10:12Z

Subject of article does not meet guidelines for notability per WP:BIO. No major press coverage or critique of works. Nv8200p talk 15:27, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

Withdraw nomination. Article has been sourced to show notability and should be kept. -Nv8200p talk 03:09, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

• Weak Delete - no evidence of multiple coverage in third-party independent sources to establish notability per WP:BIO. Delete unless sources are added by the end of this AfD. Walton monarchist89 15:36, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached
 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Quarl ^(talk) 09:39, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

• Strong keep, very notable artist. Primary subject of many independent reliable published works. I've added a ton of references:
  • Ted Harrison Gallery Serigraphs - biography. Retrieved on 2007-03-02.
  • Boon, Sarah. "Ted Harrison to receive honourary degree", University of Alberta, 2005-04-20. Retrieved on 2007-03-02.
  • Blennerhassett, Patrick. "Ted Harrison talks politics and religion", Victoria News, 2006-02-10. Retrieved on 2007-03-02.
  • Kennedy, Janice. "Artist celebrates Canada's birthday", The Record, 1992-06-13. Retrieved on 2007-03-02.
  • Purdy, Lucy. "Unique Colours of Music show presents", The Barrie Advance, 2004-09-19. Retrieved on 2007-03-02.
  • Adilman, Sid. "Sam McGee and a Gambling Grandma", The Toronto Star, 1986-10-19. Retrieved on 2007-03-02.
  • McNeely, Sean. "An Alzheimer spouse travels a lonely road - Caring for a stricken partner exacts an enormous toll", The Toronto Star, 2000-03-18. Retrieved on 2007-03-02.
• —Quarl ^(talk) 2007-03-02 09:43Z
• Keep, non-trivial independent sources proven Alf^Photoman 11:52, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
• Obvious keep with thanks to Quarl. Mereda 11:56, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
• Keep - even without sources I'd know who this was. 23skidoo 12:48, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
• Keep - thanks Quarl Johnbod 13:37, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
• Strong Keep. C'mon, he received the Order of Canada. Maybe that doesn't mean much outside Canada, but it's kind of like a Knighthood. Well, maybe not, but it's a notable achievement. As an artist, per Quarl. Freshacconci 15:08, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
• Keep per Quarl. I don't know how well known subject is outside Canada, but he is very well known inside. Fishhead64 16:05, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
• Keep The Order of Canada sentence alone makes him notable. We are a tertiary source. We write about people who are honored by recognized secondary authorities like the Order of Canada. TonyTheTiger 22:32, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
• Keep per everyone. --Charlene 23:48, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
• Keep - I'm pretty sure it's literally impossible for some who won the Order of Canada to not meet WP:BIO. --Haemo 00:25, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
• Keep per multiple sources found by Quarl and incorporated into the article and per Freshacconci. I think I have to agree with the comment by Haemo above. -- Black Falcon 02:43, 3 March 2007 (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.