Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/J. Garcia


 * 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   merge into Jerry Garcia. King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 00:35, 24 April 2009 (UTC)

J. Garcia

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This is a very POV article ("these ties reflect the psychedelic spontaneity of his music and life" "his neckwear has become the eye of many teenagers looking for that certain style" "new patterns based upon Garcia's work have been added, all of which have enjoyed great commercial success") which appears to be about a non-notable subject; at any rate, not supported by any third-party references. ╟─ Treasury Tag ► contribs ─╢ 07:51, 10 April 2009 (UTC) 
 * Keep. Appears to have received plenty of independent press coverage over a number of years, including several articles specifically about this brand in The New York Times, LA Times and Daily News Record. Pburka (talk) 13:15, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep, per Pburka. Also, here's one from the San Francisco Chronicle. — Mudwater (Talk) 23:51, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete / Merge. This product line is really not notable on its own even though there is a feature article about it.  Any notability really extends to Jerry Garcia and the novelty associated with a necktie being named after him.  I find this a difficult article to stand up on its own and has a number of other issues.  I have removed some of the NPOV issues from the text but still it is an orphan article with limited content and references.  I find that there are rarely derivative articles of this sort (example: Derek Jeter's cologne, Paris Hilton's perfume, Mary Kate and Ashley Olson's clothing line or any other derivative products that spin off from a celebrity) on Wikipedia.  As a result, I would propose merging this article into a subsection of Jerry Garcia and having this page redirect to Jerry Garcia. |►  ϋrбan яeneωaℓ  •  TALK  ◄| 18:58, 14 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, – Juliancolton  &#124; Talk 00:07, 17 April 2009 (UTC)

Keep: Notable page, under the world of fashion, excellent. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.198.238.113 (talk) 05:49, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Merge for disambiguation. There is nothing else that I can find (among all the false positives) that can establish notability of this person. MuZemike 02:05, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Did you read the article? It's a brand, not a person. Pburka (talk) 21:08, 18 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Weak keep While the articles linked above, they border on the sort of flash-in-a-pan coverage which should removed per WP:N. That said, it is the NYT and LAT. --TeaDrinker (talk) 02:07, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Note that the articles listed were published in 1992, 1995, 1996 and 2001. This is not flash-in-a-pan coverage. Admittedly, I'd never heard of this brand before this AfD, but the significant and extended press coverage convinces me that it is notable on its own. Pburka (talk) 21:08, 18 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Merge with Jerry Garcia. Lord Cornwallis (talk) 03:00, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Merge with Jerry Garcia and redirect to the same. Useful as a section in the Jerry Garcia article, but not as a standalone article. Doc StrangeMailbox Logbook 04:12, 18 April 2009 (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.