Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Chris Faiers (2nd nomination)

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 of the debate was Keep. Deathphoenix ʕ 05:18, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Chris Faiers

Non-notable, vanity. Delete Ardenn 03:41, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

• Delete. I googled "Chris Faiers" and every one of the titles, and none return more than a few hundred relevant hits outside Wikipedia and its mirrors. Royal Blue ^T/_C 03:47, 26 February 2006 (UTC) Merge per the below. Royal Blue ^T/_C 03:56, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
• Merge with Canadian Poetry Association and Wayne Ray as these are at present all vanity from Wayne Ray, with the possible exception of Chris Faiers, which exists only to support the vanity articles. There are also articles for all of the founding members of the Canadian Poetry Association, that should probably me merged as well. Bobby1011 03:54, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
• Speedy keep, bad faith nomination. This article survived a previous Afd from the same nominator [1], and this nomination was made only 10 minutes after the previous discussion closed. Nominator placed inappropriate tag on article so prior discussion would not be visible. Subject of article is clearly notable, founder of notable Canadian small press specializing in poetry. See related discussion re proposed deletion of Unfinished Monument Press (which also survived the same nominator's AfD effort) . Monicasdude 16:35, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
• Speedy keep per Monicasdude. Bad form on the re-AfD, Ardenn. I doubt most of us are really equipped to judge notability in poetry, where even highly significant poets may publish with small houses. Unless we're prepared to say poetry is inherently non-notable, I think we should let this one stay--it makes a good prima facie case for notability in my opinion. · rodii · 19:12, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

• I will add that Faiers wrote one of the more extensive treatments on the late 60s/early 70s hippie scene on Eel Pie Island, Eel Pie Dharma. It's a valuable source on researcher interested in that scene. So to this individual, at least, he was notable before I had any idea he had a Wikipedia page. (I've added a note on the CF talk page suggesting more of this background be filled in.) · rodii ·

• Comment If Bob Dole were here right now, Bob Dole would speedy delete it!--64.12.116.197 19:13, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
• Thankfully he isn't! Speedy Keep as per above Jcuk 22:16, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
• Abstain. My thoughts from round one still stand. -- Krash (Talk) 23:25, 26 February 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.