Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jean François Porchez


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The result was   no consensus. —Tom Morris (talk) 17:53, 19 August 2012 (UTC)

Jean François Porchez

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There is no evidence at all that the subject satisfies the notability guidelines. The two refs cited are a dead link and a page on the web site of one of Jean François Porchez's companies. (Also, that page does not even mention Porchez, except for the one sentence "In a couple of days, we will publish the first no-porchez typeface family".) External links include Twitter, FaceBook, a promotional video on YouTube, several web pages on several sites belonging to Porchez or his companies, a couple of pages that don't even mention Porchez, and just one page containing an interview with Porchez. That page is on a site (http://www.planete-typographie.com) which has the stated purpose of publicising typography and makers of type fonts. It does not seem to me to qualify as a reliable independent source, and in any case it is not sufficiently substantial coverage to establish notability on its own. My web searches have produced mainly more of the same kind of thing. (Note: A PROD was contested without any reason being given, by a single purpose account that is pretty certainly a sockpuppet of a blocked user.) JamesBWatson (talk) 10:24, 28 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep, but re-write. He is notable, but the links provided are not appropriate for an article.  Ebe  123  → report 11:40, 28 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom, no indication shown of notability, no reliable sources.  GregJackP   Boomer!   13:40, 28 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep The article badly needs proper sourcing but google scholar and google books provide scores of independent, non-trivial sources. His work with the new design of the sabon typeface and design of the typeface for La monde establish him as a notable type designer.  freshacconci  talk talk  19:11, 28 July 2012 (UTC)
 * You may be right, but I looked at several of the hits from those two links, and found only brief mentions of him. Since you say that there are "scores" of independent, non-trivial sources, can you provide links to a few of them? If so, I will be glad to change my mind, but so far I haven't seen any. JamesBWatson (talk) 16:43, 1 August 2012 (UTC)


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 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  Rcsprinter  (gossip)  @ 11:44, 4 August 2012 (UTC)

 
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  TheSpecialUser TSU 14:27, 11 August 2012 (UTC)


 * • Gene93k (talk) 18:10, 11 August 2012 (UTC)
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