Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/L. William Zahner III


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The result was   Withdrawn by nominator. UltraExactZZ Said~ Did 13:43, 20 April 2010 (UTC)

L. William Zahner III

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Seems to fail notability per WP:ANYBIO, specifically i) hasn't received a notable award (Copper Medal from the Associazone Italiana di Metallurgia?) ii) has not been nominated several times for a notable award or made a enduring historical record in his field. Withdrawing per the citations below. RA (talk) 18:26, 6 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Do not delete You just didn't find anything because you searched for his name with the "III" included, which doesn't get used. I'm not sure how to properly respond to this deletion proposal, but he's very well known in architecture.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Texjer (talk • contribs) 18:30, 6 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Don't worry Texjer, if the subject is well know then the best way to save the article from deletion is to link to evidence of notable awards the subject has received, or multiple ones he has been nominated for, or reliable sources that demonstrate a significant contribution to the his field. --RA (talk) 18:38, 6 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks RA, it's kind of heartwrenching to see an article you wrote with a delete stamp on it. I added some sources below, I'm going to see if I can work in some more. Texjer (talk) 19:13, 6 April 2010 (UTC)


 * References: I think these are pretty good, pretty reliable sources. I figured he wouldn't have any trouble because he's The presiding president and ceo of the company that made Frank Gehry famous.  Bill Zahner, L. William Zahner, etc.
 * Article I was going to work in... http://www.metropolismag.com/story/20050919/sheet-metal-magicians
 * AIA Honorary Member: http://info.aia.org/aiarchitect/thisweek07/0202/0202n_honaia.cfm
 * Past Presidnent of SMACMA -- http://www.smacna.org/news/news_preview.cfm?id=4512
 * Patents -- http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1577071581.html
 * More Patents -- http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1577474111.html
 * Books he wrote -- http://www.amazon.com/Architectural-Metal-Surfaces-William-Zahner/dp/0471263354
 * Books -- http://www.amazon.com/Architectural-Metals-Selection-Specification-Performance/dp/0471045063/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b
 * Here's the award in question, with Bill's name on it: http://azahner.constructioncyte.com/images/aim.copper.png
 * Strong Keep: I see how to format this conversation better now. The two predecessors to L. William Zahner III were non-notable, so on the internet his name is just L. William Zahner, but I think there should be differentiation on Wikipedia, no?  Should the article just be titled L. William Zahner and have a redirect from L. William Zahner III??  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Texjer (talk • contribs) 18:40, 6 April 2010 (UTC)


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