Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Andrew Brown (translator)


 * 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. NW ( Talk ) 00:16, 20 January 2011 (UTC)

Andrew Brown (translator)

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Person represented in biography requested on this page. Also, does not contain any reliable sources, thus failing WP:GNG. Logan Talk Contributions 00:08, 13 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete, violates WP:GNG and WP:BIO. My only concern is that I am not involved in the literary field, and with 'Andrew Brown' being such a common name it was difficult to search for sources or citations. If anyone can point to sources which satisfy WP:RS I will reconsider.  Dubious Irony  yell  00:21, 13 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 02:29, 13 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete One fact article. It says he is a French to English translator and gives a list of books he has translated. Ironically the only way he is going to get secondary coverage to establish notability is by making a mistake in his work and causing a controversy.  Good translators don't get noticed. Sorry about that. Steve Dufour (talk) 13:50, 13 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Here is a translator of great historical and cultural importance: Constance Garnett. But note that her imperfections form the main "meat" of the article. Steve Dufour (talk) 13:58, 13 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete Borderline notable, would be worth keeping if A) sourced and cleaned up better and B) User/subject didn't request it be deleted. Isn't there a policy or guideline about this? I know there's a category about this. --MrRadioGuy P T C E 22:15, 13 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment on MrRadioGuy's post. The issue of subject requesting self-deletion is a thorny one but from what I remember, previous AfD discussions have set the precedent that the subject of an article has little say in whether their article stays or goes. If there is libelous, NPOV material then the article may be cut down to a stub but aside from that, self-deletion requests usually carry little weight in AfD discussions. There's an interesting article in the Signpost on this. We've had similar requests in the past, notably Angela Beesley's self-nomination and Seth Finkelstein seconding his nomination for deletion. Both articles passed AfD at the time. Hope that helps.  Dubious Irony  yell  01:17, 14 January 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete. It's hard to imagine someone who is merely a translator being notable per WP:AUTHOR or WP:BK. Qworty (talk) 19:55, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Actually there are many translators who have had a tremendous influence on their cultures. Martin Luther comes to mind as one of the most important. Steve Dufour (talk) 12:57, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Doesn't matter. This guy obviously isn't Martin Luther--who, in any case, wasn't known primarily as a translator, LOL. Qworty (talk) 23:14, 19 January 2011 (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.