Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Andrew economos

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The result of the debate was DELETE. JeremyA 14:44, 19 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Andrew economos

Not notable. Classic vanity capitalization problem. 18 Google hits for ("Andrew economos" music selector), 11 of which are from his own companies' websites. --Xcali 18:56, 7 Jun 2005 (UTC)

• Delete nn vanity. --Etacar11 01:48, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Keep Google hits for ("andrew economos" -football) are 119. (Apparently there is a football player by the same name) A spelling error should not determine the validity of an article. 207.67.132.209 02:11, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Delete vanity. JamesBurns 05:46, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Weak Delete He may be notable, but I don't see proof in the article. Vegaswikian 06:16, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)

From the WP:BIO Guidelines: "Painters, sculptors, architects, engineers, and other professionals whose work is recognized as exceptional and likely to become a part of the enduring historical record of that field."

Dr. Economos clearly fits in this descritpion. The radio programming field, while narrow, has a large impact on society. Radio programmers decides what gets airplay, and radio has great influence in popular culture. Andrew Economos is a widely recognized figure as an innovator in the field.

Does somebody have to be a member of popular culture (baseball star or politician) to be included in Wikipedia ? I hope not! I believe Dr. Economos is notabale, although certainly not a pop culture figure ! The purpose of an Encyclopedia is to provide information on important and interesting subjects. Many people, IMHO are interested in mass media, broadcasting, radio and music. Music scheduling by computer was pioneered by Dr. Economos. 207.67.132.209

PS, as far as vanity goes, I am *not* Dr. Economos :-) 207.67.132.210 00:43, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)

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