Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bernward Malaka

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The result was keep. John254 22:52, 10 December 2008 (UTC)

Bernward Malaka

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If the subject of this article is notable at all (which doesn't seem obvious from the article or a GS), it is for a single event, which is adequately covered at the appropriate article. Bongomatic 04:52, 6 December 2008 (UTC)

• Keep. Being a member of Die Krupps establishes notability. Events beyond the band justify a separate article rather than a paragraph in the band article. Some references wouldn't go amiss though. Nuttah (talk) 10:39, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
• Keep. Notability can also be based on Wikipedia inclusion in the German language . Being founder of Die Krupps and founder of now-in.org, an innovative event search engine covering the USA, the UK and other English language countries, justifies notability in the English speaking world, too.Gretchen goethe (talk) 18:05, 8 December 2008 (UTC)Primary author of the article
• There are some references here that further support notability. According to the British NME he was not only founder, but also spokesman of Die Krupps: [1]. Before that he was founder of the early (1976) German punk band de:Male (Band) at the age of 14. The band recorded Germany's first punk album [2] and some more records before he and Jürgen Engler started Die Krupps [3]. The British "Bookseller" commented on how his later role as head of German Book Publishing in the Egmont Group evolved: [4]. In 2002 he contributed to the book de:Verschwende Deine Jugend with a long interview about the rise of punk culture of the 1970s in Germany. This book was accompanied by a double cd containing material that credits him as author and songwriter. He took part in a recent interview series with the leading German web 2.0 experts with roots in the publishing sector [5]. Gretchen goethe (talk) 18:00, 10 December 2008 (UTC) Primary author of the article.
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