Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/François Gourd


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The result was   keep. Ron Ritzman (talk) 01:03, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

François Gourd

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Does not meet WP:POLITICIAN. West Eddy (talk) 23:25, 26 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep, a notable politician. He has led the country's satirical party for many years. Surely he has played a bigger part in Canadian politics than Cornelius the First. 117Avenue (talk) 04:11, 27 April 2012 (UTC)
 * I think the Rhinos are an important part of Canadian history. But if I understand correctly, Gourd had little connection to the original party. I think Cornelius is, in that sense, more notable. West Eddy (talk) 04:20, 27 April 2012 (UTC)
 * According to this article about Gourd from Le Devoir, he actually "took over the reins" of the party from it's original founder Jacques Ferron. --Marchije•speak/peek 12:22, 28 April 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep. Gourd is very notable in Quebec, particularly within the arts and entertainment scene of Montreal.  Aside from his involvement with the Rhino party, he founded Les Foufounes Électriques (basically the CBGB of Montreal), he created the Symfolium festival, he is a filmmaker and co-founded FRIC, he created the Festival international de musique incroyable (FIMI), he made the list of "Les 100 qui font bouger le Quebec" (100 people who get Quebec moving) by L'Express International magazine in 2000.  If you do a Google News archive search on his name you will find several articles about him from major Quebec-based publications such as Le Devoir, Voir, La Presse, etc... There are also some snapshots of other stories about him and his "Université de Foulosophie" at udfou.com on the "cahier de presse" tab.  I think this article needs expansion to better establish notability, but not deletion. I may beef up this article myself given I speak French and can cite some of those articles. --Marchije•speak/peek 12:22, 28 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Quebec-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 23:20, 27 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 23:21, 27 April 2012 (UTC)


 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:01, 3 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep I added more refs. He has received continued media interest for decades, so he's notable through WP:GNG. --Colapeninsula (talk) 09:49, 3 May 2012 (UTC)
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