Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rob Urbinati

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The result was Speedy keep, nomination withdrawn and no delete votes. Non-admin closure. Pgallert (talk) 10:11, 23 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Rob Urbinati

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This individual does not appear to pass WP:CREATIVE. Google turns up either trivial mentions of him (having only created regional stage plays) or information about an unrelated musician with the same name. Erpert (let's talk about it) 11:30, 22 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 16:39, 22 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comment, not sure I understand the meaning of the phrase "having created only regional plays." The discussion should not reflect the magnitude of production in regard to a playwright's work, but the impact and notability of the playwright's work. I am going to do a search today for reviews and articles, because I am not convinced that this writer is lacking in notability. Evalpor (talk) 16:53, 22 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Keep, after just a few minutes online, I found several reliable third-party articles which discuss this artist in considerable depth. I concede that the article here is quite substandard, but there is more than enough material out there to revise and improve. Evalpor (talk) 17:33, 22 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I've begun revising the article, adding references and external links. This director/playwright has a sizable body of work, and it's going to take considerable effort to get the article where it needs to be. But I think it's becoming quite clear that the subject meets notability requirements. Evalpor (talk) 22:10, 22 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Keep I formatted the references so that they weren't just address links. He appears to be a notable playwright with a sizable body of work and is referenced in places like the New York Times. Clearly notable. Silver seren^C 03:25, 23 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I withdraw my nomination. Erpert (let's talk about it) 05:51, 23 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I think that's commendable, and the right thing to do at this point. Flagging the article gave some of us a chance to do some digging, so it's all for the best as far as I'm concerned. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Evalpor (talk • contribs) 07:17, 23 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That's what AfD does a lot of the time. It puts articles up to scrutiny and the notable ones get improved a considerable amount. Even I, as an inclusionist, see the benefits of AfD. I just wish we caught more of the notable articles, because a few do slip through the cracks. Silver seren^C 07:20, 23 March 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.