Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Franz Drdla


 * 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. Agent 86 00:18, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

Franz Drdla

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 * delete fails notability Buridan 01:17, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
 * keep A minor composer, but it seems like he produced a few good pieces; I found recordings of his work by people like Fritz Kreisler and Jascha Heifetz on compilations including other works; here is the list of recordings of his work at Barnes & Noble. I'd say keep him. --Brianyoumans 02:04, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
 * comment- he's not in the Grove, which I usually use as a yardstick for notability, but I'm willing to err on the side of keep...--Dmz5 03:47, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Weak Delete for the same reason that DMZ5 offered above.  SkierRMH, 09:54, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep. Minor composer, but satisfies WP:BIO with multiple sources including Google Books/A9 hits. More sources turn up on his Hungarian name, "Frantisek Drdla". Best known work seems to be "Souvenir in D Major", most recently recorded in 2000, according to Allmusic. --Dhartung | Talk 17:18, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep Same sentiment as Dmz5. --SECurtisTX 20:43, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep. Minor composer, but notable enough to be included in Wikipedia.  Googling for "Frantisek Drdla" or "Franz Drdla" gives enough non-trivial results and shows that his pieces are still recorded in various compilations.  Not sure though whether this should be moved to "Frantisek Drdla", as this seems to be his native (Czech) name. --Henrik Ebeltoft 04:52, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia naming conventions specify that articles should be at the most common name, not the most correct name. During the first part of his life his hometown was in Austria-Hungary, so using a German version of his name was probably a political, legal, or economic accomodation. --Dhartung | Talk 07:21, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep. Appears to satisfy WP:BIO. WMMartin 17:54, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep meets WP:BIO, especially when one takes into account the sources where he is identified by the Czeck name. --Krich (talk) 23:30, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
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