Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/C. Wayne Owens


 * 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 of the debate was delete. Kimchi.sg 14:26, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

C. Wayne Owens
C. Wayne Owens shows all the hallmarks of a vanity page. TheNate 21:56, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Userfy and delete per nom. Obvious vanity, along with linkspam, by a non-notable actor/writer/whatever. -- Kicking222 21:56, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment to myself Can you "linkspam" a single article? I think so, but I'm not so sure. -- Kicking222 21:56, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I beg to defer him being a non-notable actor/writer/whatever. He is quite accomplished in his field. I went in and made some edits to remove some of the external links and made a few edits. -- bellobard
 * I agree. I do not see any real evidence of linkspam nor would term him as "non-notable actor/writer/whatever".  As a worker of the Kansas City Renaissance Festival, I know his Seymoure character is well-known and, frankly, talked about with reverence by long-timers. -- jslicer
 * Delete as per nom.    Dl yo ns 493   Ta lk  13:17, 14 June 2006 (UTC)


 *  AFD relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached.  Please add new discussions below this notice. Thanks, Deathphoenix ʕ 05:17, 20 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Delete, fails WP:VAIN. --Coredesat 07:13, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Jackie, Man with Radio (uncredited), Dry Cleaner Clerk, or Popcorn Vendor. Oops, I meant Delete for NN, VANITY. ~ trialsanderrors 07:37, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete, non-notable at this time. Accurizer 11:01, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete interesting life, but I don't see anything here that meets WP:BIO. I have no idea if originator is C. Wayne Owens, but based on the edit history, offering a userfy would be a nice gesture.--Isotope23 18:39, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep I am separate from the original author of this material, I'm too young to remember C. Wayne Owens' TV shows, and I do not attend Ren Faires, am not a friend with/family member of/acquaintance of the subject, nor am I in any way what you would consider a "fan" of the subject, and yet I've heard of him and been influenced by him. Just because a person's name is not one YOU recognize or one that affects YOU doesn't make the person NN (which seems to be the ONLY reason why this article is recommended for deletion as "NN"); and the lack of a large number of authors is to be expected of any new bio.  --Rimbo
 * Comment Rimbo, I have found that most of the folks who participate in AfD perform their own research before voting on a nomination. Personally, I would never vote without doing so. I think your statements do not represent reality. If you can provide references that would corroborate your finding of notability, we would be happy to look at them. Accurizer 21:25, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment Your suggestion that I had not done research on the subject is false, irrelevant to the point I made and inappropriate for this kind of discussion. --Rimbo 00:19, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment I did not suggest that you had not done research. In fact I presume you have done research. What I suggested is that you should assume good faith on the part of your fellow editors. Accurizer 01:31, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment Ah, my mistake and heartfelt apologies.
 * Delete per nom. I have to say, Rimbo, the contrary to your argument is also true:  The fact you may recognize the name does not mean the person is notable to anyone else.  And yes, I read the article and checked the references.  Tychocat 07:44, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment I agree that merely being notable "to someone" doesn't make someone notable; a co-worker may be notable to me, but that doesn't make him encyclopedia-worthy. C. Wayne Owens has a large cult following within the Ren Faire circuit, which fits WP:BIO.  It is difficult to find references on the web, given that the Ren Faire circuit is not what you would call heavily documented on the internet, but one internet reference would be the inclusion of his quotes in several of the Brobdingnagian Bards' newsletters.  That he's a significant influence on the Bards' humor is a thing of note in itself.--Rimbo 00:19, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment out of curiosity, what part of WP:BIO are you suggesting a "large cult following within the Ren Faire circuit" meets?--Isotope23 19:21, 26 June 2006 (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.