Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/David Shepherd (artist)

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 Keep per WP:SNOW. There is no way this article is going to get deleted, as the artist is extremely well known, although it does need some attention. Ty 10:19, 11 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

David Shepherd (artist)[edit]

Biography of a living person with no references or assertion of notability. Sole external link seemingly is subject's own page. Hellno2 (talk) 22:21, 10 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. —Eastmain (talk) 23:11, 10 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Note the post-nominal letters OBE and FRSA, which are generally indicators of notability, and his conservation activities. --Eastmain (talk) 23:11, 10 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Delete. There are two good references but when I read the article it seems like a chatty "here are my hobbies" letter. I did a Google news search for Dave Shepherd artist and got no hits (there are a lot of other Dave Shepherds. If more good sources can be provided, then I would change vote to keep.Renee (talk) 23:50, 10 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Strong Keep. The added references establish notability. Renee (talk) 01:05, 11 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Strong Speedy Keep. Biography, BBC documentary (1973), Thames TV series, Authored a book (forward by H. R. H. Duke of Edinburgh). This article needs some flesh, not deletion. --Elliskev 00:31, 11 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Very strong keep. Notable artist, and if having an OBE isn't an assertion of notability, I'd like to know what would be. Perhaps founder of the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation, also mentioned in the article? As for "difficult to do a google search, a quick google on "David Shepherd" (not "Dave")+art+africa turns up many relevant pages for this artist. Even if you just google "David Shepherd", five of the first ten hits are for this person. Grutness...wha? 00:44, 11 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Visual arts-related deletion discussions. -- Fabrictramp (talk) 04:11, 11 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Strong Keep Not to everyone's taste, but hugely notable, which the article still does a very poor job of conveying. Johnbod (talk) 04:17, 11 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Strong Keep per above.--Ethicoaestheticist (talk) 09:22, 11 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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.