Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kimo Williams

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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 Keep, clearly meets notability standards. Stormie (talk) 11:38, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Kimo Williams

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WP:NOT WP:BIO what has he done? Nothing. Buddy of Sinise!notability. Notability not inherited Kumqat1406 (talk) 01:56, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

No view on deletion, but the tone of the nomination here is objectionable. Let's not disparage a reputable living person in this way. Newyorkbrad (talk) 02:09, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep Creator here. I believe it meets notability criteria due to his musical work (symphony commissioned for West Point, works performed by known orchestras), and awards including Chicagoan of the Year in 2006 - all of which are sourced and cited. I don't quite get what the nominator is saying -- that Kimo is tied to Gary Sinise? The two have worked together, but I don't think that's where Kimo's notoriety stems from. It goes back to his work in the 70s and 80s. I don't think the article is perfect and would love feedback on how to improve it, but I don't think it should be deleted. Travellingcari (talk) 02:22, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
  • Weak keep This article needs work, however. It barely meets notability as well; I myself have never heard of him and I've spent nearly fifteen years in LA. ― LADY GALAXY 03:31, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Sarcasticidealist (talk) 13:02, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
  • Comment from the creator. I've added new sourced and am happy to do whatever else people believe should be done to improve the article. There is a decent amount of news coverage, unfortunately most is paid access only. LADY GALAXY, any particular suggestions? The reason you may not have heard of him being in LA is that other than some dates with the Lt. Dan Band in the area, he's Chicago based. Travellingcari (talk) 15:39, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
  • Note: The AFD nominator has now been blocked as a sockpuppet of Travellingcari. --W.marsh 22:32, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
Note: I'm currently in a discussion with User:Secret as I 100% swear that this is my only account. As I said there, I frequently edit from an unsecure wireless connection and that's the only explanation I have. Travellingcari (talk) 22:58, 27 January 2008 (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.