Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Regis Brodie

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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. —Quarl (talk) 2007-04-08 08:25Z

[edit] Regis Brodie

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Article was on prod for a bit. Certainly sourced with a complete bibliography of the gentleman's work, but it isn't clear whether he meets "the Professor test." Also, the text reads like a resume. Xoloz 15:50, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

  • Weak keep - needs a major prune and rewrite but if all those exhibitions are genuine - and it wasn't just that he contributed one piece to someone else's exhibit - I'd say he passes. Someone needs to fix those links though - I'd be surprised if "United States of America" should really be a redlink. - iridescenti (talk to me!) 16:02, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep - The professor is not just a professor, but also an author, director and a major "name" in the ceramics field. All of the other major ceramists in the country know who he is. The potters from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:American_potters certainly know who he is. Would be very surprised if even one did not know who he was. User:Blanketyblink 12:12 PM, April 3, 2007— Blanketyblink (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
    • Comment - He's in the category because he's put in there automatically by the wiki software, not because of any great achievement. - iridescenti (talk to me!) 18:15, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
      • Comment to Iridescenti - Perhaps he is in there because of the wiki software, but question his accomplishments? Okay, I am a potter & have met most of the potters on that list (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:American_potters). I have also written & edited quite a few wikipedia articles. I just get different usernames because I continually misplace the passwords. User:Blanketyblink 11:19 PM, April 3, 2007— Blanketyblink (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
  • Keep The range of works, both publications and exhibitions make this clearly N -- The text lists what he did, and he did a great deal. DGG 01:28, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep. WP standards for artists would be more appropriate than those for professors in this case, I think. The number of major exhibits listed puts him way above the minimum for notability. And the two magazine articles with his name in the title make a clear pass for the general standards in WP:BIO. —David Eppstein 06:03, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
      • Comment I helped write much of the article. I suppose I don't pretend to understand Wikipedia & its policies for inclusions. I have seen many living "artists" (part-timers with dubious clout & little or no body of work) included. This is an artist who has shown in many major museums in the US & world & is a known artist in the field of ceramics. Acceptance into museums is the highest achievement for an artist (as opposed to privately owned galleries which may insure sales for an artist but not necessarily any kind of longevity of exposure for future generations). If Wikipedia does not accept this artist, one has to wonder... —User:Trippydude, 7 April 2007 (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.