Talk:Hiroo Yamagata

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Prod objection[edit]

This article apparently conflates two different, both clearly notable Japanese figures whose names seem to be transliterated into nearly identical forms. To use the most common forms for each:

Hiro Yamagata (b.1948), extremely notable visual artist who, among many other credits, is coauthor/illustrator of a collaborative work with Allen Ginsberg

Hiroo Yamagata (b.1964), notable writer on software-related matters who, in English translation alone, meets audience requirements (eg, [1], [2]) and is Lawrence Lessig's Japanes translator. [3]

Needs disambiguation, division, and expansion, not deletion —Preceding unsigned comment added by Monicasdude (talk • contribs)

And, as always, someone else has to do it. Gee, thanks. ➨ ≡Я Ξ DVΞRS≡ 20:45, 29 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I prefer, in the first instance, to have articles in specialized areas written by people who are familiar with the subject matter. You seem to differ. Monicasdude 21:41, 29 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Articles for Deletion debate[edit]

This article survived an Articles for Deletion debate. The discussion can be found here. -Doc ^ask? 23:46, 5 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]