Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Skia (typeface)


 * 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. -- Cirt (talk) 01:34, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

Skia (typeface)

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Marginal notability, no reliable references, violation of WP:IINFO. ℳøℕø 05:01, 25 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep   as for other major typefaces.  DGG ( talk ) 06:51, 25 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Computing-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 18:37, 25 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep Poorly referenced (although I just added one), but very notable. This typeface was created by Carter, the same guy who created Georgia, Tahoma and Verdana -- SPhilbrick  T  20:37, 25 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment: WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS isn't a great rationale.  :), ℳøℕø 23:02, 25 April 2010 (UTC)
 * I think you misunderstood my comment, and I may have worded it poorly, so I’ll try to elaborate. My argument isn’t that since Georgia exists, which is an article about a typeface, and Skia is a typeface, therefore Skia should exist. Instead, my argument is more along the lines of – you may not have heard of Skia, but it was created by Matthew Carter, and if by some chance, you are unfamiliar with Carter, he’s the guy who created the very famous Georgia typeface.
 * As an analogy, if someone were debating whether to delete a article called True at First Light, someone might argue, do you realize it was written by Ernest Hemingway, and if by chance, you don’t recognize the name, he also wrote For Whom the Bell Tolls? I realize that notability isn’t inherited, so I suppose it is possible that some, minor unpublished work by Hemingway might not be notable, just like unimportant typeface created by Carter, and not used in any meaningful way would not be notable. But this typeface isn’t some minor typeface, Apple commissioned one of the  giants of the field to create a typeface for a major release. Not everyone cares about type faces, but among those who do, this one is major.  SPhilbrick  T  20:54, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, JForget  02:07, 2 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.


 * Keep. This search returns plenty of suitable results. --  Blanchardb - Me•MyEars•MyMouth - timed 05:22, 2 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep - very sourcable, as shown by User:Blanchardb. Regards,    A rbitrarily 0    ( talk ) 15:43, 2 May 2010 (UTC)
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