Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hiro Yamagata

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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. -Doc ask? 23:46, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hiro Yamagata

Article, according to User:Monicasdude, is a mix of two biographies - a visual artist named Hiro Yamagata (born 1948) and a writer about software named Hiroo Yamagata (born 1964), <changed>This, I think, makes it nonsensical</changed>. Article was originally tagged for speedy deletion, but I removed the tag as there was a claim for notability (in one or the other). PROD applied instead, but removed by Monicasdude without alteration to the article with a comment that said in part "Needs disambiguation, division, and expansion". Note: technical nomination after removal of PROD without change to article - no vote from me. ➨ ≡ЯΞDVΞRS≡ 20:57, 29 April 2006 (UTC)

  • Comment Woah, after reading the first sentence of your nomination, I was under the impression that Monicasdude was asking for this article to be deleted, and I almost fainted. Reading the rest has put the world back into balance, though...;D --Deville (Talk) 21:11, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
  • Comment Sorry. I can see how it can be read that way, which isn't what I meant at all (quite the opposite). Apologies all round. Altered the nom accordingly. ➨ ≡ЯΞDVΞRS≡ 21:55, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
    oh, no big deal... it was actually kind of funny. I was just taken aback by the possibilities, that's all...:-)--Deville (Talk) 22:45, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
  • Weak delete. All he appears to have done is translated a book. Stifle (talk) 21:32, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Strong Keep and repair. It's an article about one notable person under the name of a different notable person -- except that, since it's a transliterated name, neither form is consistently used. Article is about Hiroo Yamagata (occasionally Hiro) under name of Hiro Yamagata (occasionally Hiroo). No basis for deletion. Stifle comments are inaccurate, Lawrence Lessig says he's notable enough in field (cf deprod comments, for example). Monicasdude 21:33, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep per Monicasdude. ˑˑˑ日本穣 Talk to Nihonjoε 19:06, 4 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep and repair per Monicasdude. JoshuaZ 03:08, 5 May 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.