Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Takeshi Kanno


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The result was   delete. Arguments are clearly weighted towards deletion. I suspect, however, that interest from someone with access to Japanese sources and the ability to use them could have changed the outcome of this discussion. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 09:07, 30 March 2014 (UTC)

Takeshi Kanno

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fails WP:BIO. The 2 sources provided prove that he gets coverage from his notable wife. WP:NOTINHERITED. I only find coverage for a much more famous namesake eg http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2066367_2066369_2066313,00.html LibStar (talk) 14:17, 22 March 2014 (UTC)
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 * Keep He is obscure, true, and hard to find in Japanese: his name appears to be 菅野衣川 (read Kanno Isen according to ref below, but 猛 (Takeshi) is also given as his 'real name'), but there are references to him as the wife of Gertrude FBK. He is one of the group including the Ishigakis (both of whom have articles), so I think he merits one. I found the following book he (self-)published (but it's poetic-idiosyncratic, not just crackpottery).
 * https://archive.org/details/creationdawnavis00kann


 * He was a pupil of Joaquin Miller, which explains the odd "Hights" spelling; see p 163 in this reference:
 * https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jeigakushi1969/1995/27/1995_27_151/_pdf
 * https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jeigakushi1969/2001/33/2001_33_105/_pdf


 * See also Yone Noguchi, father of Isamu Noguchi.


 * Sorry, this is the result of hurried research, but I think it is adequate justification. :Imaginatorium (talk) 18:59, 22 March 2014 (UTC)


 * User talk:Imaginatorium, I don't know much about Japanese topics, can you give more details why this is notable, why is "See also Yone Noguchi, father of Isamu Noguchi" important, why is being a pupil of Joaquin Miller notable. I wish we had some sources about him, like academic sources that mention him. -- Green  C  15:33, 24 March 2014 (UTC)


 * First, I do not suggest he is "very important"; and I had never heard of any of these people (except Isamu Noguchi) until the other day. However, the other names all have WP articles, and Kanno has an odd pivotal role between the others. From what I read the other day, he was eclipsed by Yone Noguchi as a Miller pupil, and had his wife stolen by Ishigaki, so he helps to hold the story together. The two PDF references above are a couple of articles in Japanese on his life, but have substantial English summaries at the end. Imaginatorium (talk) 15:55, 24 March 2014 (UTC)


 * Delete. Not seeing sufficient in-depth coverage to demonstrate notability. --DAJF (talk) 08:11, 25 March 2014 (UTC)


 * DELETE As the article stands now, it's a strong delete. Notability not established, inherited notability doesn't count, and there's nothing in the article per WP:V and WP:RS to support any claim of notability. The article would need to be expanded drastically with a discussion of his life, poetry, styles/influences, etc. No where near that now. If the article improves in the short-term, I'd reconsider, but it's best to delete this and let someone draft something more substantial before moving it into articlespace again.--ColonelHenry (talk) 19:12, 26 March 2014 (UTC)
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