Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Brian Smith (photographer)


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The result was Keep. —Quarl (talk) 2007-03-08 13:53Z 

Brian Smith (photographer)

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The article is an autobiography, and at least some claims are overstated. The author describes himself as having won the Pulitzer Prize, but this was in fact awarded jointly to staff of the Orange County Register. See also Gerald W. Smith. JQ 10:30, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep. While I agree it's tacky to create your own article on Wikipedia, and it may have POV puffery problems, notability is stated for both him and his dad. Even as a co-pullitzer prize photographer, it's still notability. Flawed articles and non-notability are two different things. Bobanny 18:01, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep, doesn't matter how we twist it a Pulitzer winner is notable. The article should be wikified and properly sourced and referenced though Alf Photoman  20:04, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
 * keep I'd think some prizes at least would be recognized automatically.DGG 23:16, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep. He won a Pulitzer prize.  It doesn't matter if it was alone or with 5 others.  Also, one of his photos has been on the cover of Newsweek magazine (see ).  I have incorporated this information into the article.  -- Black Falcon 23:41, 3 March 2007 (UTC)


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