Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/David W. Wolkowsky

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. MBisanz ^talk 06:04, 22 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

David W. Wolkowsky[edit]

Unsourced and apparently non notable subject. A google search failed to throw up any RSs for them but there is enough of a claim to notability to make it worth discussing rather then speedy deleting Spartaz ^Humbug! 16:48, 9 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Living people-related deletion discussions. -- I'^mperator 19:54, 9 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Comment The claims for importance as running a notable venue in Key West seem sufficient, if they can be sourced.DGG (talk) 00:18, 11 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Response Whioch is why this is at AFD not CSD and why I highlighted the lack of sources. Spartaz ^Humbug! 08:01, 11 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, –Juliancolton | ^Talk 00:01, 16 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Keep: simple Google News search establishes that he does indeed run and own the notable Pier House. Here the NYT calls Wolkowsky Key West's "richest and busiest entrepreneur", a weighty quote from a good reliable source. I found 37 Google News hits, many in prominent news sources and some in national ones. Good enough for me. Gonzonoir (talk) 13:28, 16 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
references need to be non-trivial - i.e. to discuss the subject in depth not in passing so we wouldnt rely on a source that in the sopace of a whole article mentions the subject in passing in one line. Im afraid these sources are trivial. Spartaz ^Humbug! 15:23, 16 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Though I agree none of the sources (that I can access for free anyway) discusses Wolkowsky in exhaustive depth, I think their number and breadth over time tends to establish notability. I'm inclined to see regular appearance in prominent sources over about 25 years as at least equivalent to a single, thorough-going profile.

Do you agree with DGG's comment above? I think the proof of Wolkowsky's management of Pier House exists, at least. Gonzonoir (talk) 15:36, 16 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Keep: Wolkowsky was a pall bearer at Tennessee Williams' funeral. That alone should qualify him. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tenbe (talk • contribs) 05:19, 19 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. I agree with Gonzonoir that the multitude of reliable sources available make this a notable biography, even with no exhaustive sources discovered yet. —Cleared as filed. 00:45, 20 April 2009 (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.