Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Michel Delville


 * 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   no consensus.  MBisanz  talk 01:54, 11 February 2009 (UTC)

Michel Delville

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Delete Non-notable, some serious COI as the article is written by its subject. CyberGhostface (talk) 02:35, 6 February 2009 (UTC)
 * COI is not a valid reason for deletion. Please explain why you consider them to be non-notable. _ Mgm|(talk) 10:09, 6 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Redirect to The Wrong Object. no notability outside band. Duffbeerforme (talk) 04:14, 6 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletion discussions.   —David Eppstein (talk) 06:11, 6 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment: The creator should be asked for clarification: "Radio programmes about his musical works have been aired by RTBF, VPRO, the BBC and many independent radio channels" would mean he meets notability criteria if those radio shows are at least 30 minutes long and the awards like "Prix Léon Guérin" indicate he's also notable as a writer (even when no one bothered to write articles on any of the listed awards. - Mgm|(talk) 10:07, 6 February 2009 (UTC)
 * When he talks about his musical works he is talking (mostly?) about the works of a band he is in, not solo work. The reviews and radio play makes the band notable, not him. Duffbeerforme (talk) 06:00, 7 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep Notable as an academic writer, since some of his books had awards, including Choice Outstanding Books. We accept that award as an indication of notability  for a book. and there are other books.  (I presume it's Delville, Michel. The American Prose Poem Poetic Form and the Boundaries of Genre. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 1998, since it is in over 1000 WorldCat libraries, which makes it a standard work.)  As for the music,  that depends on the reviews. DGG (talk) 14:03, 6 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Reviews are for his band, so not noable for the music. Duffbeerforme (talk) 06:00, 7 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep. Meets WP:PROF criterion #1 (significant impact in scholarly discipline, broadly construed). Has at least one book, The American prose poem, currently in more than 1,200 libraries worldwide in either electronic and printed format according to my subscription-based version of WorldCat.--Eric Yurken (talk) 17:59, 6 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Redirect to The Wrong Object. Queenie   Talk  21:14, 6 February 2009 (UTC)
 * this would only be appropriate if he had no other significant work. Generally a   writer or musician has the potential to produce more than one work, and it seems he has, & in more than one field. DGG (talk) 00:22, 7 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Living people-related deletion discussions. --Erwin85Bot (talk) 00:02, 7 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep as award winning writer and meeting WP:PROF. Hobit (talk) 23:13, 7 February 2009 (UTC)


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