Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tom Rabstenek

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. - Mailer Diablo 07:17, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Tom Rabstenek

Tom Rabstenek (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) – (View log)

Non-notable biography, as far as I can tell. Was prodded earlier by another user, with the prod removed by an IP. Calliopejen1 12:48, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

• Comment why delete if this article is sourced? [1] [2]. Carlosguitar 21:40, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

The New York Times link is a paid notice, not one of the obituaries they write because someone is important. The other doesn't establish his notability. Calliopejen1 21:44, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, W.marsh 17:00, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Whispering 11:21, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

• Delete. Basically, nobody ever wrote anything significant about this guy (that's online). Actually, other than the obituary, I can't find a single source that isn't in the article. The obit is a paid notice, thus fails WP:RS through non-independence. The mastering engineer credits are verifiable and interesting, as mastering is a non-trivial part of record production, but ultimately it's just one of many and mastering engineers aren't widely celebrated outside of very narrow circles. Even the hologram claims -- again with no independent sourcing -- are dicey; doing a search on his unusual last name turned up a Chris Rabstenek in holography, but not his own. It appears that this article is basically a memorial, which Wikipedia is WP:NOT. --Dhartung | Talk 13:00, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
• I have to agree with Dhartung; I couldn't find any RS about him, either. -Hit bull, win steak^(Moo!) 14:49, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
• Delete per Dhartung's excellent analysis. Doctorfluffy 18:03, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

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