Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Randy "Ardie" Davis

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. Moreschi ^{If you've written a quality article...} 16:51, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Randy "Ardie" Davis

Randy "Ardie" Davis (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) – (View log)

Declined speedy because notability is asserted in the form of multiple publications, and talk page discussion. My opinion is to delete, but that this did not meet speedy deletion requirements. - Philippe | Talk 01:32, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

• Keep. The subject appears notable, as he has published a book and quite a few articles. --lifebaka (Talk - Contribs) 01:55, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
• Keep. Article is in poor repair, but the subject is notable. I think a little work will go a long way. Malinaccier (talk • contribs) 02:04, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

Weak keep pending rewrite, using pronouns. VivioFateFan ^{(Talk, Sandbox)} 05:48, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

• Delete -- his book is far from widely held, with only 16 libraries showing up in WorldCat; and all the articles are on his own website or other wikis. I'm sure he's a fine dulcimer-builder, but this reads like an ad to me (and is a WP:COI since the primary author is also the subject of the article). -- phoebe/(talk) 01:00, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, CitiCat ^♫ 03:20, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

• Delete No real evidence of notability. Writing a book does not make one notable. --Jayron32|talk|contribs 04:06, 15 December 2007 (UTC)
• Delete per phoebe. Master of Puppets ^{Care to share?} 06:59, 15 December 2007 (UTC)
• Delete. Publishing a book, especially through a print on demand company, is nowhere near enough to meet WP:BIO. Nuttah (talk) 12:34, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

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