Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Don Ed Hardy (2nd nomination)

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. The onus is on the nominator and those supporting a delete outcome to make a convincing case for deletion. This has not happened here. Jerry talk ¤ count/logs 03:16, 17 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Don Ed Hardy[edit]

This article is advertising spam. Proxy User (talk) 08:43, 9 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This AfD nomination was incomplete. It is listed now. DumbBOT (talk) 11:33, 9 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. The key to his notability seems to be: "Hardy was the first Western tattoo artist to incorporate Japanese tattoo aesthetic and technique into his work." That, however, currently lacks verifiability. My own quick research suggests that's just false, and that Sailor Jerry should get that credit for introducing Japanese imagery into American tattooing. Hardy was a student of Jerry, but not the first. justinfr (talk) 15:41, 9 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep and clean up, he is notable as a tattoo artist, but the merchandise stuff needs to be cut down and there needs to be cites for the claims of firstness, but he is a notable person. LegoTech·(t)·(c) 18:24, 9 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.199.130.222 (talk) 15:14, 14 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. I think this individual has a significant place in modern culture equivalent to, at least, Banksy or any one of a number of clothing/graphic designers, just based on the degree to which the designs have penetrated fashion. The honorary doctorate seems sufficient evidence of notability, and the merchandising aspect seems to me to be just as notable as Happy Bunny, Hello Kitty or a number of other memetic design statements. I agree that the emphasis on the merchandising is somewhat lopsided, but as a designer he's been successful for more than "fifteen minutes" and deserves an entry here. Accounting4Taste:talk 21:14, 16 July 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.