Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Frantisek Janak

 This page is an archive of the discussion about the proposed deletion of the article below. This page is no longer live. Further comments should be made on the article's talk page rather than here so that this page is preserved as an historic record. The result of the debate was - kept - SimonP 19:32, Jun 18, 2005 (UTC)

František Janák
Doesn't establish notability. Sasquatch&#08242;&#08596;Talk&#08596;Contributions 01:00, Jun 6, 2005 (UTC)
 * keep Nevermind... content added, VfD withdrawn Sasquatch&#08242;&#08596;Talk&#08596;Contributions 05:52, Jun 6, 2005 (UTC)

Note to closer: The nominator "withdrew" his VfD nomination four hours after he nominated it and removed the VfD notice from the article, so this has not really gone through the VfD process. I substantially rewrote the article on June 11, so I think it would be inappropriate to delete this article without at least going through the full process. DS1953 16:10, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Weak delete, sounds like vanity. Present format is that of a resume, and most of the awards seem to be nothing special (e.g. a 'honorable mention' rather than a winner, and a 'diploma'). Radiant_* 10:54, Jun 6, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete agree with radiant. The article reads like a resume. JamesBurns 10:57, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * (I've moved this page to a non-accented version because there seemed to be some transclusion problems). Radiant_* 13:59, Jun 6, 2005 (UTC)
 * Question User:Sasquatch has 'withdrawn' the nomination, and removed his VfD tad - is this legitimate? Is this debate now closed?--Doc (?) 22:49, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep Too Old 23:32, 2005 Jun 6 (UTC)
 * Delete as per Radiant --Doc (?) 21:18, 7 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Notable artist. DS1953 07:22, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete A google search suggests that he is an artist and possibly notable, but this article doesn't suggest any of that. It's also a total mess, so if no one is willing to clean it up then it might be better to just delete it and let someone who has read the guidelines and can write full sentences try from scratch--if the guy really is notable, that is.  I'm not an admin or anything, so I don't know what the protocol for crappy pages of borderline notable people is.  But the google search brings up some very nice glass designs, and if there is a Frantisek Janak, it needs to have pictures of those and not just his c.v. and high school yearbook photo --Mister Tattle 07:39, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * A poorly written page generally should not be deleted; it should be left to be cleaned. This artist has exhibited all over and his work is in a number of museums, including at least one glass museum in the U.S.  Since museums have limited funds, if more than one museum has recognized his work, then he is probably notable enough for Wikipedia (which is not paper encyclopedia and can be more flexible in determining coverage).  While the page is poorly written, there is a lot of material to work from - just the thing a wiki is good for. DS1953 14:44, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep rewritten article on notable Czech glass artist. Uppland 17:30, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Sorry about that, I apoligize for any inconvinience caused. Sasquatch&#08242;&#08596;Talk&#08596;Contributions 22:10, Jun 16, 2005 (UTC)


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