Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tom Hutton

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. -Doc ^ask? 19:51, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Tom Hutton

Tenuous notability claim so speedy tag CSD-A7 didn't really apply, hence sending it here. Note: technical nomination - no opinion from me. ➨ ≡ЯΞDVΞRS≡ 20:08, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

• Delete As the article itself notes, for a very brief moment he had some level of minor fame in a very small community. Since then, he has become a landscaper. I fail to see the encyclopedic notability of this person. IrishGuy 20:21, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
• Delete His "well received anthology of poetry" absolutely fails google search [1]. - Fan1967 20:38, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
• Delete I can't verify any of the information on google. In this case "independently distributed" may mean self published ^BigE1977 01:16, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per above. -- ReyBrujo 06:08, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per above--blue520 07:08, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
• Keep It I think that it is an important reminder of the times that were shared at that house, he was a social icon for many years, appearing at pubs, clubs and other venues to share his inspirational poetry with us all. Those who live in Adelaide will understand his importance. Also, of course you are not going to find anything on Google for his book, it was published by a now defunct publishing press 'Lactic Sweetness Press', and it is now no longer in circulation and is a much sought after collector's item. I cherish my copy. That is the problem with you guys on Wikipedia, if someone is not a major celebrity then you will not accept them, Tom Hutton was a contributor to the culture of Adelaide for many years and is culturally important, thus his article should stay in wikipedia. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Haggis101 (talk • contribs)

comment No matter how important he was/is to you, he isn't notable beyond a small group of people in a small community. I'm sure he is a nice guy and talented at what he does, but that isn't grounds for inclusion in Wikipedia. IrishGuy 16:20, 1 May 2006 (UTC)

• Delete per Irishguy. Also, for editor Haggis, it's not that we don't want articles that aren't about "major celebrities", the standards for a subject's inclusion of its own article in the Wikipedia are available at WP:BIO. Kuzaar 14:44, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per nom. Sumahoy 23:45, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
• Keep It Still fail to see how something like the german band Neu! who had minimal success, yet are considered culturally significant enough to a small amount of people to have a page on wikipedia, same applies to Tom Hutton. Besides, it is not a vanity article, it is about someone of importance. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Haggis101 (talk • contribs)

comment please don't vote numerous times and please sign your comments when you make them. IrishGuy 14:32, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

• Keep It I wouldn't call Adelaide, the capital of South Australia a 'small community'. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Eminoir (talk • contribs) -- this is a first edit. possible sockpuppet. IrishGuy 16:45, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

Comment I agree, if you people had actually bothered to look at the article for Adelaide you would find out that it has a population of over 1.1 million, hardly a small community.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Haggis101 (talk • contribs)

comment Nowhere is it stated that Tom had any degree of fame throughout Adelaide. It is claimed that he did an open mic at a place in a suburb if Adelaide. That place was his own house. Completely non-notable. IrishGuy 18:00, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

• Keep It After reading the WP:BIO guide you provided I have concluded that this page is valid under the category of A large fan base, fan listing or "cult" following. This can be defined as An exclusive group of persons sharing an esoteric, usually artistic or intellectual interest. According to the article a group of people gathered at the poet's house to share their skills. This classifies as a group of persons sharing an artistic interest in my opinion. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Avarsin (talk • contribs) -- this is a first edit. possible sockpuppet. IrishGuy 16:45, 4 May 2006 (UTC)
• Keep It Keep it, TH is a visionary. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hardy (talk • contribs)

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.