Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Garry Waller


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The result was   no consensus. Mr.Z-man 02:39, 19 October 2008 (UTC)

Garry Waller

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Not notable; suspect COI; kinda reads like an advertisement -- Gmatsuda (talk) 09:36, 15 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Weak keep if sourced. Probably important award is asserted. Has the nom looked for sourcing? DGG (talk) 11:03, 15 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment: See the article talk page for information on the likely COI violation, which raises suspicions that this article is little more than advertising for the subject. -- Gmatsuda (talk) 12:37, 15 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete per all of the above. - 68.183.55.64 (talk) 00:48, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete due to a lack of non-trivial coverage from reliable third party publications; the COI is highly likely as well. JBsupreme (talk) 08:38, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment. This confirms that he was part of a group nomination for an Oscar. Phil Bridger (talk) 14:05, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Weak keep - needs better sourcing, but a nomination for an Oscar is notable. The summary on Google news for this article behind a pay wall says Directors Pleix brought in-demand cinematographer Garry Waller (Ford ... "For the high-speed photography portion of the shoot we used the Phantom V9 and V7 ... so there is recognition amongst peers in his industry.  -- Whpq (talk) 18:46, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep, close discussion promptly. There's no doubt Waller was nominated for an Academy Award.  There's nothing that would lead a reasonable person to believe Waller had anything to do with creating the entry, although is seems likely that someone who works on a project he also works on did.  But even if he had, I would think that Wikipedia is unlikely to be harmed by a horde of Academy Award-nominated creative professionals writing their own entries here.  When was the last time anyone said, "Yes, he was nominated for an Oscar, but he won't be in the big leagues until he has a Wikipedia entry?" Minos P. Dautrieve (talk) 22:57, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions.   --  Fabrictramp  |  talk to me  00:01, 17 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep per sources found by Bridger.  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 02:18, 17 October 2008 (UTC)


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