Wikipedia talk:Articles for deletion/Brian masterson

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A lot of your comments are definitely valid. Yes, this is my only edit/created page. You could also say that this is my FIRST edited or created page. Everybody has to start somewhere. As to Why I started here, well, you will notice that I have the same name as his mother. Coincidence? No, because I am a relation. A relation who is working on my thesis about Brian Masterson. So, excuse me if I have highlighted a person who I have an affinity to - I didn't know that wasn't allowed.

As for sources/links/documents etc - again very true, I haven't provided any. Even the photo that I have (or rather, the scan of the photo that I have) hasn't been included. Apologies again, but I was only going to update this as and when I had the time. I don't seriously believe that this article will be the most searched on Wikipedia. And yes, some of it is informed speculation - I can't prove that he is the same Marconi radio operator, but I made that quite clear in the article. I've left it up to the reader to make the final decision.

If I put my hand on my heart I will admit that he was a minor character, and that no doubt his work doesn't rank up there with the great early photographers. But that doesn't mean that it's okay to blank him. Why not include him? He may not have done the greatest of deeds, but he led a far more interesting life than mine and was close to great things.

And may I just say one final thing - we mightn't all be high and mighty Wikipedia editors, but maybe some of the critique-ing of this document should be done with somewhat less of a sneer. Thanks.