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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 merge to Newshounds. He's only known for this webcomic, and the bulk of editors support a merge (though there is little sourced material to merge). Fences&Windows 21:14, 1 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thomas K. Dye[edit]

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Mostly unsourced BLP about a webcomic artist. Doesn't say why he's notable, aside from having written something notable. He's not a professional (in fact, the article explicitly states that he's trying to become a professional), and the article does not appear to meet WP:BIO. The WordsmithCommunicate 07:20, 16 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Keep: He is notable because he is the winner of the 2007 Ursa Major Award for "Best Anthropomorphic Other Literary Work". See here. ISD (talk) 07:26, 16 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
No, he isn’t notable because of that. At the very most this would be a notability factor for Newshounds. --Novil Ariandis (talk) 01:23, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep, if you need a good source try Attitude 3: the new subversive online cartoonists. Hiding T 15:08, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Your comment is irrelevant. An attempt to improve it was made. I searched for sources, and couldn't find anything resembling a reliable source. The WordsmithCommunicate 21:12, 21 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
My comment is "irrelevant"? Hardly civil. I thought highlighting one of the things which ticked the notability box is relevant. Equally, the fact you can't find sources online doesn't mean there aren't any - problems with the article should be flagged so that other people with access to other sources can try and fix the issues. (Emperor (talk) 17:26, 22 November 2009 (UTC))[reply]
I meant to say that the latter part of your comment is irrelevant. Flagging the article is not a required precursor to AFD. The WordsmithCommunicate 17:47, 22 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Nominating an article for deletion is not a requirement either. And if you have a read of deletion policy you'll see that you should tag the page for clean-up. Hiding T 16:22, 24 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete due to lack of sources. This is a BLP everyone, and as a community we have decided that extra caution has to be taken with them. Killiondude (talk) 07:11, 23 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Mackensen (talk) 12:27, 24 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Merge to Newshounds. Within the context of that article, editors can determine what proportions to accord to the webcomic and to the author. Sometimes, an author attains a notability independent of his or her work. The lack of sources indicates that this hasn't happened. The comment "the fact that [The Wordsmith] can't find sources online doesn't mean there aren't any" suggests to me that there aren't any. As an aside, I'll say that I don't like reading phrases like "your comment is irrelevant"; but nominator did do his or her homework. Mandsford (talk) 13:50, 24 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Merge Most of the information in this article is related to Newshounds. All relevent info should be merged and redirected there. Angryapathy (talk) 14:44, 24 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete willing to support MERGE Now webcomics are ... well they are a subculture of a subculture, but some are notable. Why is this comic needing a page for winning some random award? --Cleave and Smite, Delete and Tear! (talk) 17:38, 24 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep: He is an award wining comics creator. - Ret.Prof (talk) 16:11, 25 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Marge to Newshounds per Mandsford. If and when he does something else that is worthy of note beyond a casual mention, we can reconsider this. GreenReaper (talk) 15:35, 27 November 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.
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