Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Christopher Diggins

Christopher Diggins listed on WP:VFD July 11 to July 17 2004, consensus was to delete. Discussion:

Nonnotable author of the Heron programming language. Also delete User:Christopher Diggins -- it's not an ordinary user page, as there is no user named "Christopher Diggins"; the page was created by the same anonymous editor who created Christopher Diggins (and Heron programming language). User:Christopher Diggins expresses some skepticism about Wikipedia, although I notice this person thinks WP is useful for free advertising at least. Wile E. Heresiarch 02:03, 11 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete, as per "Heron programming language" mentioned above. Spectatrix 02:47, 2004 Jul 11 (UTC)
 * Delete. This is a no-brainer in comparison to Heron. -- Stevietheman 03:43, 11 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * If consensus is to keep Heron programming language, redirect there; if not, delete. -Sean Curtin 07:33, 11 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * Premature proposal: redir cannot be decided until editing shows whether his name survives in the article. If not, it is a confusing and improper redirect.  (I propose below to make this a deletion w/o prejudice, so link could be created de novo after text of Heron programming language stabilizes.) --Jerzy(t) 07:07, 2004 Jul 12 (UTC)
 * Delete. Heron programming language is not so notable we care who wrote it. Cutler 21:28, Jul 11, 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete. Ambivalenthysteria 23:42, 11 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * Comment: Uncertain on both the article and the user page. Ideally, move the article to the user space and change the redirect to point to the Heron Language, but we need him to create an account first. I'm emailing Christopher Diggins, we'll see whether he responds. He seems reasonable enough from his contributions, assuming it's all as it seems. Andrewa 03:28, 12 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * Comment: I can't be bothered to argue. Mind you I will bite back later on when someone tries to publish something on me in the future as the inventor of Heron programming language. -- Christopher Diggins, who continually refuses to create an account as a protest 66.130.152.126 04:30, 12 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * [Moved from VfD page by Jerzy(t) 07:07, 2004 Jul 12 (UTC)]

Jamesday 04:47, 12 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * Keep. Having several articles published in trade magazines, presenting apaper on a new language you've designed seems like an intially sufficient threshold. If he falls to insignificance in five years, it's deletable then, most likely. Perhaps this should redirect to the language, though.
 * Redirect the article to Heron programming language, delete the user page. I've had an email reply. Christopher is fully aware of how things work, and chooses not to be a registered user, so he doesn't get user space (if I were running the shop he wouldn't even see an edit button for the user and project namespaces, but I'm not). But this should not affect the choice of what to do to the article. Andrewa 06:11, 12 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * Clearly creation of user page, tho a good bet and justified, in now shown to be an error. Can it be quick-del-ed?  If not, should have its own VfD page IMO. --Jerzy(t) 07:07, 2004 Jul 12 (UTC)
 * Hopefully i am the only one who understood "move the article to the user space" to mean "move the article to the user page, and thought that had been done. The existing user page (if not eligible for quick deletion) requires its on VfD page, now at Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/User:Christopher Diggins.-- Jerzy(t) 08:48, 2004 Jul 12 (UTC)
 * Delete both, and double-delete fraud "user" page. Non-notable vanity. Postdlf 06:13, 12 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * The existing user page (if not eligible for quick deletion) requires its on VfD page, now at Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/User:Christopher Diggins.-- Jerzy(t) 08:48, 2004 Jul 12 (UTC)
 * Del, without prejudice. Unfamous. But if Heron programming language survives (as seems likely), and if his name survives the process of editing that article (which is IMO entrirely a different question), then recreate Christopher Diggins as lk to Heron programming language. --Jerzy(t) 07:07, 2004 Jul 12 (UTC)


 * Delete. The only claim to particular significance is via the Heron programming language, and therefore should be merged with that article (assuming that the vote for that is keep). Average Earthman 12:22, 12 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete. Self-promotion, especially in light of the "protest" and the vfd discussion above for Heron Programming Language. While User:Jamesday above has a good point, I think it should work in reverse. Delete now, and if/when Mr. Diggens comes to prominence, a better article will be created. Jeeves 01:45, 13 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete. I'm neutral in Heron Programming Language, but the inventor is not notable even if the invention may be. -- orthogonal 03:47, 14 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete. Not notable. Josh Cherry 22:34, 14 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete, non-notable, vanity. --Starx 19:35, 15 Jul 2004 (UTC)