Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/James Wannerton


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The result was   Keep (non-admin closure), as per the affirmative consensus of this discussion. Ecoleetage (talk) 00:31, 13 August 2008 (UTC)

James Wannerton

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This individual suffers from synesthesia, and due to having this condition has been featured in studies and reports about it. However, he is not notable for any type of achievement, and the one linked source would appear to be about the symptoms of synesthesia using the this individual as an example, rather than the individual himself. Falls somewhere between not been being notable and WP:BLP1E, both of which are short of Typhoid Mary and WP:BIO.  Dei z  talk 06:39, 8 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Weak Keep. I don't think this is a BLP1E case really: BLP1E is meant for things like being a crime victim where you actually can cover the event rather than the person. That does not seem to be the case here. There is not a whole lot of coverage, but some of the coverage available is fairly detailed and about this person specifically. The coverage is spread over a prolonged period of time, e.g. 2003(BBC), 2004 (Telegraph), 2007 (The Age), 2008 (Pagina). The coverage also is not limited to the U.K press but also involves international press e.g. The Age(link above), Tampa Tribune, CBS News), Pittsburgh Tribune, Pagina (link above). Appeared in the U.K. documentary series "Horizon" in 2004 (see imdb record). It is true that many of the above links contain only brief mentions but some of the coverage is detailed, like the BBC story. While notability is somewhat marginal, I think this one does pass the bar of WP:BIO, if only just. Nsk92 (talk) 13:12, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep It's not that he is notable for possessing synesthesia (I would avoid the word "suffering" in this context), but for being an activist with respect to knowledge about the condition, and there's evidence enough that he's notable for that. If this is how BLP1E is going to be used, its time we got rid of it, as it's doing more harm than good by confusing people. . DGG (talk) 17:37, 9 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep I would very much want this entry kept on Wikipedia if possible. It certainly used to contain links to in-depth articles regarding synaesthesia and it will again soon. I'm certainly not claiming any degree of "notability" but I am very well known within the psychology discipline and have appeared in very many reports and tv documentaries explaining the condition to mass audiences. There have been a further five documentaries since this Wiki entry appeared - Discovery Channel, BBC1, BBC2, Channel 5 and a full length one for Tokyo TV.  I was instrumental in getting the condition re-examined in detail as I was the first synaesthete to put myself foward for fMRI scans proving that synaesthesia is a genuine neurological condition and not just imagination, and I am the only Lexical-Gustatory synaesthete to have undergone intense examination.  I have been the President of the UK Synaesthesia Association for 18 months now and that organisation provides a starting point of reference for anyone interested in syn as well as organising annual conferences at Universities all over the country. I can update the entry to project all of this if acceptable. I get over 50 emails a day from synaesthetes from all over the world and a good many of them have been routed through the Wikipedia entry.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jwannerton (talk • contribs) 14:01, 12 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep - Coverage about him is sustained over a significant period of time. BLP1E is irrelevant and there are reliable sources covering him, so notable -- Whpq (talk) 14:42, 12 August 2008 (UTC)


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