User talk:Greyscale

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[edit] Lobster boy

I must say this article is at least a borderline case for deletion. The lobster boy receives a mere 198 google hits, and as far as i could tell only in regional electronic media. However, it seems a decent piece of work, so I'll not officially propose it for deletion. Please consider very carefully wikipedia's notability guidelines before publishing similarly obscure articles: Wikipedia:Notability (people).

I appreciate your review of my article. I did in fact read the guideline you cited before I published it. A few things you should consider: 'lobster boy' is not the only thing that, when entered into google, brings up Kofmehl. When writing the article, I used perhaps four or five different searches to assemble the materials from which I obtained facts about his project.

It is documented in the article and elsewhere (see my references) that Kofmehl's project was a phenomenon that attracted international attention. It is my impression that this was largely from the artistic community and academics.

Your point stands that, compared to many people, an article about Kofmehl is of interest to a relatively small group. However, the impetus behind my creating the article was not merely to make an article about some weird art student in Pittsburgh. It was because I had heard about it and wanted to know more; it seems reasonable to me to assume that somebody else may find the article of use, otherwise I would not have written it. And there's no denying it's an interesting story!

It is worth noting that Kofmehl currently lectures at Robert Morris University.

(Apologies for double-posting this here, and on your talk page. I am relatively new to this, and unschooled in Wikipedia etiquette.)

Greyscale 14:00, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

I guess the etiquette is to always publish replies on the other guy's talk page, to make sure he sees it. However, many prefer to keep the context in one place. As for the article, just make sure to add any additional information that supports his notability. Nice article anyway, and a fine start at the wikipedia. Please write more :-)Jens Nielsen 14:07, 9 April 2006 (UTC)