Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Joe Ephgrave

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. Consensus is that there are no, or insufficient, reliable sources to verify and establish notability. Davewild (talk) 19:38, 8 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Joe Ephgrave

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I'm not totally sure if this person is notable enough. The merge to Sargent Pepper may be appropriate, but perhaps this would be deleted from that article anyway. I'm trying to run down whether this guy is alive or not right now. D O N D E groovily Talk to me 03:35, 25 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

According to his grand-daughter, he is dead. However, I know of no WP:RSs that say anything about him other than giving him credit for painting the drumskin; as such, that fact should be recorded on the Sgt Pepper page and this page should be deleted. — 93.32.149.93 (talk) 05:31, 25 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comment. It seems very strange that the creator of a piece of artwork that is familiar to probably hundreds of millions of people, and has sold for over half a million pounds, wouldn't be considered an appropriate topic for an encyclopedia article, but that's what the rules say. Phil Bridger (talk) 19:38, 27 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

His artwork is famous by association, not in its own right. In any case, WP articles must compile information from published WP:RSs of which, for this man, there are none known. — Wrapped in Grey (talk) 20:22, 27 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Visual arts-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 02:38, 28 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 02:39, 28 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:02, 1 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Merge the conspiracy factoid to Sgt. Pepper and delete the rest. One piece of work (and not even the whole cover) doesn't make a noteworthy career. Clarityfiend (talk) 10:57, 1 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. The conspiracy factoid would belong on the Paul is dead page if anywhere; however, it has been deemed that that page already has enough 'clues'. Joe is (now) mentioned on Sgt. Pepper page; the drumskin sale at Christies is also there. Joe is also known for his work in the fairground and the film industries but unfortunately, I don't have RSs. — Wrapped in Grey (talk) 13:43, 1 November 2010 (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.