Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Harlan Hogan


 * 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 due to significant improvements made since nomination. ··· 日本穣 ? · Talk to Nihon joe 23:05, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

Harlan Hogan

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Userfied once when created by User:Hhogan, re-created by User:Wbking whose only other edits are to link this article to others. IMDB shows five video game roles of which four are minor and one unreleased. Lots of links to the subjects merchandise, but not much in the way of multiple independent coverage in reliabe secondary sources. I call vanispamcruftisement. Guy (Help!) 15:10, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
 * If so, then delete. Google seems to say 17,500 finds, but only 305 without duplications". Anthony Appleyard 16:14, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete, per nom.  Dei zio  talk 17:16, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete; IMdb shows nnability. SkierRMH 11:59, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
 * As the writer of this article let me say first I clearly needed to do more research on creating a Wikipedia article before submitting. I am new to this as evidenced by I just made an edit to the article accidentally forgetting to sign in first.  Having said that I did add more references for you to review but the problem is that although Mr. Hogan has done some work in traditional movie and theatrical acting, his main body of work and that which he is notable for is in the field of voice-over for television and radio advertising.  Something that doesn't get you lots of google hits and entries in IMdb etc.  Therefore references such as the IMdb one make him look like a minor player.  In reality Mr. Hogan has been one of the top voice over actors in the advertising field for 30+ years.  You can review the article for some of the famous commercials and advertising campaigns he has done.  I daresay there is not a one of you who has not heard Mr. Hogan over and over again over the course of your lifetime (not to mention your parents).  More importantly as Mr. Hogan has done and continues to do voice overs for many of the top brands in the US on the national level he has diverted untold millions of dollars of purchasing power to those companies.  He rightfully has been called a "legend" by peers in his industry as evidenced by the fact he is called back for ads for major corporations over and over again to this day 30 years after he started in this industry.  Again, this doesn't get you a lot of google hits but I think in terms of the effect on the public's buying habits and the culture of the advertising media it does make him notable.  So please, all I ask is to take this into consideration.  Please do me the favor to respond as to whether first you believe the basis of notability as outlined above has merit and if so whether I have presented enough evidence to show Mr. Hogan merits inclusion based upon this.  I am certainly willing to keep working on the article to bring it up to your standards.  Thank you. Wbking 17:26, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Weak Keep Seems like a notable and published person. Article needs a lot of work to move it away from a vanity/resume page, as it was most likely created by its subject. Daniel J. Leivick 04:16, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep as benefit of doubt. There are some subjects that, despite notability, will be intrinsically difficult digging up sources on.  I would imagine major voice-over actors would fall into this category in general, and this guy in particular.  The article does need improvement though.  Ford MF 05:23, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
 * If given the chance I will update the article away from the admittedly self promotional vein to a strictly encyclopedic entry. I plead lazyness for using existing copy already out there. This article is out of the subjects hands and I will revise accordingly after a more thorough review of guidelines, Editing - how to:, other similar articles, etc.  This has been and continues to be quite a learning experience.  Wbking 15:39, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.