Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/John M FitzGerald

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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 was delete. - Mailer Diablo 14:55, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] John M FitzGerald

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Orphaned article about a non-notable poet. Vanity page, if you like that angle. Gump Stump 05:46, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

  • Delete, no evidence of notability found in a quick Google. The same editor created only this article and one for Helene Cardona, his wife; she has a few minor film credits but also appears unnotable. For both, accomplishment does not equal notability. --Dhartung | Talk 07:28, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete per above. /Blaxthos 16:17, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Weak Delete Not really notable enough, I think. If he was a truly notable poet, would he have a day job as a lawyer? A few search hits, but most of them referred to other John M. FitzGeralds; not much that was obviously independent, either. Adrian M. H. 22:35, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
    • Comment You could probably count the number of poets in the last 200 years who didn't have a day job on the fingers of one hand. Notability is not the same as commercial success; if that were the case, Vincent Van Gogh would be non-notable. --Charlene 09:20, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
    • Comment I could name a lot of poets who make their sole living from their writing and performing. But clearly my rhetorical question appeared too literal for some. Adrian M. H. 16:15, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete without prejudice to future recreation should the subject become more notable in future. Achieving notability as a poet is difficult, and he's just not there yet, but he may be in the future. --Charlene 09:20, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment Single-use account created only this article and one other Helene Cardona - may consider for deletion as well. --Infrangible 17:11, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
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