Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mao Kobayashi

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 of the debate was Keep. The subject is a popular gravure model and User:Rankler's edit answers any questions of verifiability. --Tony Sidaway 03:48, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

Mao Kobayashi

Prodded by Miljoshi on 6 Apr, but prod was removed by 132.205.45.110 for no particularly good reason ("AfD it if you want to delete it"). Author proceeded to blank the page on the 14th, where it's stood since. This would have gone through as a prod if the anon hadn't de-prodded it (as they have done to a number of other articles), and it would probably have been a speedy G7 (author request) if various authors hadn't modified it since. As it stands, there's little choice but to AFD this. Per Miljoshi's prod, the article doesn't assert notability and doesn't cite references.

• Delete. Zetawoof^(ζ) 21:56, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
• Delete --Ajdz 05:48, 25 April 2006 (UTC)
• Keep - This article even in its current state is a very acceptable stub, it just needs a little more work. As for notability, even a cursory search shows at least 10 DVD releases and 11 photobooks on Amazon.jp, and her name in kanji gets close to one million Google hits. This article needs improvement, not deletion. (Edit: looks like those Amazon search links expire after a time, you'll have to do it yourself if you don't believe me) --Rankler 13:36, 26 April 2006 (UTC)
• COMMENT I don't particularly like the attitude displayed in the nomination. PROD is for uncontroversial deletion. If someone feels that the article should go for AfD instead, if the nominator still desires deletion, because the article has some value, then that's a good reason to unPROD it. Nominator's nomination delcaration is antagonistic. 132.205.45.148 19:10, 26 April 2006 (UTC)
• Delete as per WP:V. I'm open to change if the article is properly referenced. Stifle (talk) 09:42, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

I've added several external links and some extra information to the body. There's little more I can do with my meagre understanding of Japanese, but at the very least I think it meakes the information available here verifiable. Basic biographical information is available at her talent agency/groups profile, including lists of appearances and product releases (the latter of which are available at the Amazon links).

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.