Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Amelia Maciszewski


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The result was   delete. King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 01:30, 29 May 2009 (UTC)

Amelia Maciszewski

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subject fails WP:MUSICBIO, the supposed film was shown, according to her website, on public-access television Hekerui (talk) 18:52, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment before you dismiss anything as public-access, see Robin Byrd. Drawn Some (talk) 18:57, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep Here:  is an article written about her in detail.  Other sources:, not all public-access, mentioning her both as a performer and conference speaker in ethnomusicology.  Some mentions of her performances and her as ethnomusicologist under the name "Amie": .  Google scholar search:  things to, including this book:  in which she is a contributor has a blurb outlining that she received, among other grants, a Fulbright grant, which is a highly prestigious award.  This seems pretty clear-cut to me.  She seems to be notable as both a performer and academic researcher.  I find it particularly interesting to include people like this who seem to do a lot of different things--she even has a published recipe in a cookbook: !  Cazort (talk) 19:45, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
 * It's the only article of its kind and nothing notable about her is mentioned in it, the article basically says she is an American interested in indian music, and this is a curious subject for an article from India, that's all. There are no notable recordings or tours. The mentions listed by Google are trivial. The film has only trivial mentions, too. A Fulbright grant doesn't make her notable, it's perhaps confused with the Fulbright Prize. Hekerui (talk) 20:25, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
 * The first source I gave describes how and why she entered her career as a sitarist and ethnomusicologist, and mentions her film--it basically outlines the main content of the existing wikipedia article. The numerous other sources give small but relevant bits of information that could easily make a full, tightly-sourced article.  WP:BIO is clear that notability is about being "significant, interesting, or unusual enough to deserve attention or to be recorded" more than it is about being "famous".  The sources I gave document more information about her than is found on the current page.  And at the very least, I certainly find everything I read about her very interesting.  The information is all verifiable, the current page does not seem at all promotional, and I have seen no one raise any question about the accuracy of the information or reliability of sources (it all seems highly uncontroversial), so I don't see what would be gained by excluding this information from wikipedia.  And personally, I think a lot would be lost by deleting it.  Cazort (talk) 23:10, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Xymmax So let it be written   So let it be done  20:43, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Living people-related deletion discussions. --Erwin85Bot (talk) 00:01, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.


 * Delete - Based on available info. I must conclude that User:Hekerui is correct regarding this subject's non-notability. Rms125a@hotmail.com (talk) 20:51, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep Amelia Maciszewski is an ethnomusicologist (PhD), concert performer and expert on sitar music - one of the contributors of this book. This may be interesting information for the readers, especially for fans of Indian music. Vote keep. --Vejvančický (talk) 21:14, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions.  — Paul Erik  (talk) (contribs) 20:11, 24 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete as nom. Hekerui (talk) 07:56, 25 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete run of the mill musician - no evidence of meeting our notability standard at WP:MUSICBIO. Eusebeus (talk) 12:41, 28 May 2009 (UTC)


 * 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.