Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Darren Schroeder


 * 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 KEEP. TigerShark (talk) 23:38, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

Darren Schroeder

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Article fails WP:BIO Hu12 (talk) 08:58, 2 February 2008 (UTC) Keep - 13 year tenure as editor / publisher of New Zealand's longest running comics anthology.


 * Keep, notability of significant New Zealanders is still difficult to judge through web means, because our web culture has only recently boomed. Only one of our News Papers even has a web presence that isn't from an agregation site. Further more


 * 1) The person is regarded as an important figure or is widely cited by their peers in New Zealand comix, notably Tim Bollinger the New Zealand comix historian has commented on his notability several times and reviewed his work.


 * 1) The person has created, or played a major role in co-creating, fun time Comix,which is one of the longest running anthologies of New Zealand Comix that is still regularly published, which is a  significant and well-known work, in the New Zealand comix scene. and has had multiple independent periodical reviews over the years. Significantly including the work being shown in the documentary The Comics Show which was not only shown on festivals but also on New Zealand Televsion.

The Sando (talk) 09:54, 2 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Too right about the difficulty of judging notability of New Zealanders from their web presence. You should've seen the state of Danny Watson's page until I just had a bash. Also, hope your unbolded keep doesn't get lost in the mire. Vegetationlife (talk) 23:28, 2 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of New Zealand-related deletion discussions.   —Nick Dowling (talk) 11:08, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

Keep - Notability_people Darren's Kiwi Comics site has been recognised in two independent New Zealand comics awards The Erics and The Gibson Awards. See the front page. Vegetationlife (talk) 15:07, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
 * I also think this discussion needs to be seen in the light of the recent AfD discussion regarding Comics Bulletin (log AfD discussion closed 2008 January 29) (Darren Schroeder is the small press editor of Comics Bulletin). The result was a Keep by consensus. Like this AfD it was also nominated by Hu12. Vegetationlife (talk) 11:53, 3 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Keep There seem to be some national level awards, and national press interviews of him.DGG (talk) 22:54, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

Keep Darren Schroeder's creation and upkeep of the New Zealand Comics Register and his founding role in Funtime Comics illustrates a significant contribution to the New Zealand comics scene. Neepstane (talk) 10:44, 5 February 2008 (UTC) — Neepstane (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
 * But now neepstane is here, he or she will inevitably want to stay, because Wikipedia is such a fantastic and worthwhile community Vegetationlife (talk) 15:19, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

Keep Darren Schroeder has also been a significant player in many national comics events, including the New Zealand Comics Festival (as documented in the film 'The Comics Show' (dir: Shirley Horrocks, Point of View Productions, 2007.) This, if nothing else, should indicate that his contribution to New Zealand comics is at a national level, where he fills the role of general archiver, as well as tireless organiser. He is also responsible for rounding up and encouraging, if not publishing, many New Zealand cartoonists who are now reasonably popular.Robynk (talk) 18:16, 5 February 2008 (UTC) — Robynk (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
 * And you're pretty notable yourself, so your opinion should count for something. I might have a crack at a page for you next - women in NZ comics deserve more recognition. Vegetationlife (talk) 15:14, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

KeepHe is a very prominent figure in the NZ comics industry and also recognised in Australia -- Cala braxthis (talk) 13:12, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

Keep He is a considered unto Dr. Zaius by my people. Chimp3000 (talk) 11:29, 7 February 2008 (UTC) — Chimp3000 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
 * Comment Not a ballot has been added based on an earlier comment Vegetationlife made(2 February 2008) .. I wonder what the New Zealand comics community will think ..."I might have to tell them...", which is apropriate based on recent comments .--Hu12 (talk) 19:09, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Um...you see conspiracies everywhere. Next you'll be calling us all meat puppets. If people are here, I assume, in good faith, they're here because they believe Darren Schroeder is notable. I'm afraid I don't even like comics, so I doubt I'd have much sway in the comics community if they did not. I think he's notable. All the other people who have entered this discussion think he's notable. Radio New Zealand thinks he's notable. And he's notable enough to have been on NZ national television and screened larger than life at a national film festival. What I really wonder is why you've insisted on wasting our time? Vegetationlife (talk) 19:43, 7 February 2008 (UTC)


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