Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Karl Ferris


 * 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. (non-admin closure) buidhe 05:26, 29 March 2020 (UTC)

Karl Ferris

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Dramatically undersourced, largely autobiographical. Guy (help!) 09:26, 23 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Artists-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 09:29, 23 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of England-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 09:29, 23 March 2020 (UTC)


 * Keep and neutralize. I fully agree with both of Guy's arguments. The article is mostly unsourced and has been significantly edited by a user that claims to be the subject himself. I moved it myself to draft space for improvement but it was moved back after pointed out that his article had been in Wikipedia for more that 10 years (see here). I considered an AfD nomination myself, but a WP:BEFORE search revealed sufficient coverage by multiple reliable sources to meet WP:GNG. Most contents of the article need to be trimmed but the subject does seem to meet our notability guidelines. I have added citation notices and if it is not improved in a few days, I will add some references to source some key facts and remove all the remaining unsourced content. --Crystallizedcarbon (talk) 12:30, 23 March 2020 (UTC)
 * I agree, thank you for doing that. Caro7200 (talk) 12:49, 23 March 2020 (UTC)


 * Keep I had no trouble finding sources. One of note is his Donovan album cover is included in the UK National Portrait Gallery, with Ferris listed as the author. There is clearly a lot more sourcing out there. ThatMontrealIP (talk) 13:22, 23 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep deletion is not cleanup, but yes, the article can be trimmed until each of the lines can be vetted. A lot of it will end up being sourced by his interviews, but there are articles such as NME that should keep it around. That he did the cover art for some of the most notable albums in music history establishes notability. AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 14:16, 23 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Are You Experienced has a detailed paragraph with citations concerning Ferris. AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 15:53, 23 March 2020 (UTC)


 * Keep - Article needed improvement not deletion, and it has been considerably improved since it was nominated. Without question, the artist meets GNG and NARTIST. Netherzone (talk) 15:41, 23 March 2020 (UTC)


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