Talk:Don James (video games)

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[edit] Deletion

Doesn't anyone give detailed explanations for this anymore? The fact that this talk page hadn't been created until now is a point against the deletionist who wants to get rid of this thing.

As long as it's wikified and verified it should be fine, seeing as this guy sounds like a major player (if it's true he helped bring consoles back after the 1983 crash, that is). Mk623SC20K 18:49, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

I'm going to cut the list of charity work he's done since that may look to someone like a vanity style article. I had taken it from his bio because Nintendo is way-above-average in their support of American charities, and James, Lincoln and Arakawa were all extensively involved in this.
James is not a mid-level executive, but if he'd only held his "one of the most powerful behind the scenes people in the games industry" senior job the last few years I could see an argument about notability. But if a) Being a key (if unpublicized) player in rebuilding the industry after the Video game crash of 1983, b) being a key player in the creation of E3, and c) being a key player in the creation of the ESRB doesn;t make you notable, we'd better get to work. We have THOUSANDS of articles to delete from Wikipedia because their subjects did far less than Don James. Coll7 19:28, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
As the person who nominated this for a PROD I am delighted that it has been edited to meet my concerns. I now fully support this article's inclusion. Maustrauser 22:01, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
Thanks! And sorry if I sounded defensive... Gotta admit the rewrite made it a better article. Coll7 03:14, 29 November 2006 (UTC)