Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Frank Lee Ruggles

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The result was delete. JForget 02:02, 2 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Frank Lee Ruggles[edit]

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No reliable sources to support significance, nothing much from Google hits. Also appears to be a conflict of interest, as explained here [1]. Terrific photographs; one would expect some coverage in journals. JNW (talk) 03:00, 25 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - I was unable to find significant coverage in reliable independent sources for this individual. - DustFormsWords (talk) 03:29, 25 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Please note referenced link: http://64.241.25.182/mwr/customcf/apps/pgallery/photo.cfm?aid=414&pid=5884&gid=414. Frank Lee Ruggles is "the" photographer for the National Park Service. He holds the same position as Ansel Adams once did. He has photographed over 20,000 images for the NPS, covering 66 of our national parks, and spanning over 21 states. Each one of his photographs becomes an photographic archive for the Department of the Interior. I am trying to uncover, and thus provide, the most credible references possible, given the secure nature of the Department of Interior. (Christie Pettigrew 04:18, 25 April 2010 (UTC)) — Unsigned comment added by RugglesFan (talk • contribs).

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undefined — The above referenced is an IP address without a domain name and doesn't seem reliable. ℳøℕø 04:31, 25 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Whatever it is, it refers to Ruggles as "NPS Digital Team Photographer". Does this mean he's one member of a team? (I dunno.) If we move up the directory tree we reach 64.241.25.182/mwr/, which tells us (in red capitals) "THIS IS NOT THE OFFICIAL NPS.GOV HOME SITE". It coyly refrains from telling us what it is instead. -- Hoary (talk) 13:11, 26 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete — Per nom. ℳøℕø 04:31, 25 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Photography-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 18:30, 25 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 18:31, 25 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Coverage by secondary sources is required to meet WP:N. This does not appear to exist, and the article creator indicates this is the case. Ty 20:40, 25 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as the resume/biography of a non-notable person. Drmies (talk) 17:36, 30 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, no evidence of WP:BIO notability from WP:RS. If he is indeed "the" photographer for the NPS, as opposed to part of a team, which the information seems to indicate, there needs to be something more rigorous to show that. --Kinu ^t/_c 19:04, 1 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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