Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sean Ripple (2)

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 DELETE, but it sounds like a mention could be added elsewhere. -Splash^talk 00:11, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sean Ripple

From the "Notable Wikipedians" category, deleted (or userfied) here, can't see whether this is a repost or nto without a lot of work, so re-nominating. Sean Ripple does seem to have achieved minor local notability, but this article does not appear to indicate meeting WP:BLP. An author who is about to self-publish but hasn't yet, a drummer for a smallish band, a self-taught artist (aren't we all?). I call WP:VAIN] Just zis Guy you know? 20:48, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

• Delete since already userfied according to the previous AfD. JoshuaZ 22:06, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
• Delete He hopes that one day he will be able to quit his job as an administrative assistant at an accounting office. Don't we all, that's no claim to notability. Dlyons493 Talk 23:09, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per above. --Khoikhoi 04:35, 26 March 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per all above, and one question: when did we start calling drummers percussionists? --Deville (Talk) 04:51, 26 March 2006 (UTC)
• Keep: Percussionists that play melodic instruments are not merely drummers. Anyway... this article is rife with verifiability issues, but that's no reason to delete it. If this article focused only on Sean Ripple's involvement with the American Analog Set, I think people would be fine with leaving it at stub status and forget about it. But since it covers his other artistic interests, everyone seems to feel that he needs to meet notability standards in every area of artistic expression that he explores. I don't think this is fair. Being a member of a successful band (AmAnSet is successful, despite what others might be saying here from across the pond) should be enough to pass WP:Verifiability and his "extracurricular" activities are simply here for added background info. If he becomes well known in an area other than music, great. If not, he's still a member of a successful band. Before voting, please do a quick Google search for American Analog Set and then try to claim that they're unnotable. Keep keep keep.--Hraefen 05:38, 26 March 2006 (UTC)
  • OK, I did just that, and from what I can tell he is a "guitar & vibraphone player" in the band, and not a drummer. What I don't understand is, if his band are so successful (not that commercial success is the only route to notability, but you did say successful) how come he's working as an administrative assistant? --kingboyk 11:13, 26 March 2006 (UTC)
• Weak keep Based on membership of an apparently notable band. However, if his extra-curriculur activities are not verifiable or deemed not worthy of recording in an encyclopedia, it should be merged. Generally I think people who or famous only for being in one band should be covered in that band's article. (I practice what I preach here; note how I merged Will Sinnott into The Shamen for just that reason, but created a seperate article for Mr. C who is well known for other things besides (being a DJ, nightclub owner and leading light in a genre). --kingboyk 11:13, 26 March 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.