Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Albion Smith


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The result was keep. John254 01:58, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

Albion Smith

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A silversmith who seems to be entirely known for making a teapot. I searched him for Google, and it seems like his teapot is more notable than him. The article has an advertisement feel to it. Tavix (talk) 18:34, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete: Nothing came up here. Interesting teapot though ... Chasingsol (talk) 18:45, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Um, I would expect nothing to come up in Google News, he made the Teapot over 12 years ago... Tavix (talk) 18:47, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Good point, although since he's still around, I was perhaps hopeful that he'd made some waves recently with Teapot II. ;) I had done a good check of Google as well (I'll be sure to mention that in the future), and found much of nothing to establish notability. Chasingsol (talk) 18:52, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I assumed you did a Google check or else you couldn't have come up with the picture of the teapot. Tavix (talk) 19:11, 20 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Keep His work is part of a permanent collection at a notable museum. - Mgm|(talk) 20:36, 20 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Keep: MacGyverMagic is correct, though some will disagree. The individual has proven his notability by creating an item worthy of being observed by a mass of people, in this incident, the Museum. A person may try to fly to the Moon, is this notable? If, however, he lands and returns he is notable. Simply put, the pot made him notable. Royalhistorian (talk) 05:37, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep but the matter is not quite as simple as Royalhistorian says. People who do things of no particular significance, but are noted widely in the tabloid press for the human interest of it, and not notable, by ONEEVENT and NOTNEWS. Producing a work of art worthy of a major museum is of cultural significance and notable, but a child who produces a pot that wins the school prize for the year is not. Neil Armstrong did fly to the moon, and is thus notable; but a crank who tries in his backyard and gets on the TV for it is probably not. DGG (talk) 10:18, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep per the cultural significance of the teapot he created. WP:BLP1E doesn't really apply to this as the teapot became part of a museum's permanent collection. Wiw8 (talk) 15:35, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
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