Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gary McKague

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 Delete.--Hús ö nd 18:36, 22 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Gary McKague[edit]

Procedural nomination, it has been deleted through prod but restored, and was listed for speedy as failing to assert importance. I take the view that being a commissioned artist is important enough to beat that criterion, so bring it here to get a community consensus. It was listed as a prod with the reason No assertion of notability, few google hits, no independent sources Hiding Talk 16:47, 17 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Weak Delete Putting "Gary McKague" and "raku" into Google gives only 21 unique hits, mostly Wikipedia mirrors and places selling his pots. If you look at the site for his studio, this article appears to be a copyvio of his bio there - if the article is kept, it should be rewritten. I think this one should go, unless someone finds some decent independent sources. --Brianyoumans 17:44, 17 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Weak delete Obviously a skilled artist whose work is sold at a number of venues. Could not find independent writeups other than vendors and directories. Edison 19:54, 17 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Fails WP:N per WP:BIO. Seems to be another vanity article with no sources. NeoFreak 20:54, 17 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Does not appear to meet the qualifications set out in WP:BIO Deli nk 16:04, 21 November 2006 (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.