Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Galen Fott


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The result was keep. Tone 17:46, 19 September 2020 (UTC)

Galen Fott

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Doesn't seem to quite meet WP:GNG or WP:NACTOR, award nominations fall short of WP:ANYBIO. The one piece of significant coverage is this piece in a magazine of unclear reliability (they don't appear to publish any editorial information). Other than that, there's some brief mentions in local theater reviews, , but I think we're short of GNG. signed,Rosguill talk 22:22, 28 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. signed,Rosguill talk 22:22, 28 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Tennessee-related deletion discussions. signed,Rosguill talk 22:22, 28 August 2020 (UTC)


 * Keep I wrote the article on Galen Fott, whom I met at the Nashville Film Festival in 2018 where one of his films was screened. I thought he merited an article, and my research has borne this out.
 * You question the reliability of Nashville Arts Magazine. It ceased publication in 2018, but was a glossy monthly print magazine edited by Paul Polycarpou. I changed the reference in the article so that it links to the Issuu PDF version of the issue, which includes the magazine's masthead on page 6.


 * Weston Woods animated films are definitely notable (one was Oscar-nominated), and Fott is one of their leading director/animators. Weston Woods films merit a lengthy essay in Giannalberto Bendazzi's three-volume book Animation: A World History, in which Fott is mentioned. Fott's work is also discussed in John Cech's book on Weston Woods, which is already referenced in the article.


 * The San Francisco International Film Festival is unquestionably one of the most important in the US, and Fott has been nominated for their Golden Gate Award three times (other links now added to article). At WorldFest-Houston, Fott has been awarded nine Remi Awards over his career. (Their website is now under construction, but when I wrote the article the information was there in Excel spreadsheet format.)


 * As an actor, Fott was interviewed and quoted for over two paragraphs in the September 28, 2016 edition of the Robertson County Times (newspapers.com link added to the article). Many other theatre review mentions appear on newspapers.com . As my article already mentioned, in 1991 Fott originated the role of Gaston in the Beauty and the Beast show at Disney World, which has proven so popular it is still running (COVID-19 notwithstanding).


 * It seems to me Fott was already covered significantly in several independent, reliable sources, especially when considering that he doesn't need to be the main topic of the material, as the GNG makes clear. I have now added more independent, reliable sources to the article. I hope this helps bolster the case for the article's inclusion. KarlenP (talk) 03:00, 4 September 2020 (UTC)


 * Added another link to an article solely about Fott from the Nashville Scene, a weekly print publication. Editorial staff here. KarlenP (talk) 23:15, 4 September 2020 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ritchie333 (talk) (cont)  10:30, 5 September 2020 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Eddie891 Talk Work 13:16, 12 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep: I think that the ArtsNash article, the Nashville Arts magazine and the Nashville Scene article are enough to demonstrate notability. — Toughpigs (talk) 17:14, 12 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep we have a notable person here who passes WP:GNG. The intro may need a rewrite to be more specific rather than the word "numerous" which sounds ambiguous and mildly promotional. Wm335td (talk) 19:30, 12 September 2020 (UTC)


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