Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dwight Hooker


 * 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 - Significant article improvement since nomination has rendered nom's rational and early deletes moot.--Mike Cline (talk) 19:17, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

Dwight Hooker

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Disputed prod. Basis for proposed deletion was:'' No references to support claims. Only ref is to playboy.'' Additionally, I think it doubtful this person meets our inclusion criteria. CIreland (talk) 16:30, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete, per WP:NOTINHERITED. He may have photographed some famous people but that, in and of itself, does not make him notable in the absence of evidence of specific coverage focusing on him. Fails WP:BIO. Nsk92 (talk) 16:38, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Photography-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 19:21, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 19:22, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
 * I think I have managed to meet the policy. The reference problem and the claim to notability are solved now. And, I really don't think WP:NOTINHERITED applies anymore. Still working on the article though. Aditya (talk • contribs) 16:21, 22 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete This seems to be the only claim of importance: "supposedly holds the record for record number rejections for a Playboy photographer." 2 issues: (1) supposedly??? (2) even if verified, is it notable? Lionel (talk) 04:38, 23 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Check again. Aditya (talk • contribs) 18:19, 27 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep. I agree that there is not a lot of in-depth coverage about this subject, however, Aditya has shown that there is some discussion about him in multiple, independent sources. In addition to what is cited in the article, I did find that he was a distant relative of Union General Joseph Hooker, and was interviewed by a psychology journal and a major newspaper, the Chicago Tribune. There was also another brief mention in a book. Regarding WP:NOTINHERITED, I would draw attention to the fact that it is an essay (not even a guideline) that typically refers to a subject's relationship with one or two individuals. In this instance, this is not the maître d' who seated everyone on Spago's A-list and got to know them on a first name basis. This subject's work (his photography) is directly linked to the notability of many other individuals (their appearance on the cover or centerfold of Playboy). Location (talk) 07:37, 23 July 2010 (UTC)
 * This article now should be confidently okay now. Aye? Aditya (talk • contribs) 14:18, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
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