Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vilsoni Hereniko


 * 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. Michig (talk) 07:28, 21 December 2013 (UTC)

Vilsoni Hereniko

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This individual does not appear to have received significant attention yet from secondary sources and therefore fails to meet WP:BIO. He directed a film that appears to be notable, and the film has received such attention, but he so far has not. The citations listed in this article consist mostly of references to various film-related web sites, none of which are independent, and to the University of Hawaii web site which indicates that he is a professor there (professorship does not by itself confer notability: WP:ACADEMIC also not met). My search for additional sources that are clearly secondary turned up nothing other than trivial mentions related to the film. For these reasons, I propose that the article be deleted until such time as the article's subject has met Wikipedia's notability requirements. KDS 4444  Talk  09:16, 30 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep, both in regular google search and google book search, Vilsoni Hereniko turns up with quite a few results. Seems to be a notable person in Fiji. --Soman (talk) 14:23, 30 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Google web search results are not considered a reliable criterion for establishing notability (see WP:GOOGLETEST and Google book search results only turn up copies of his own publications, which are not independent secondary sources and therefore not a measure of notability. When making such a "keep" vote, please provide specific evidence to support your vote— that is, evidence of the article's subject having received non-trivial attention in published, reliable, independent, secondary sources.  I was unable to do this, which is why I proposed that the article be deleted.  Lastly, being notable "in Fiji" does not equate to being a notable person who warrants an article in Wikipedia.  Anyone can easily verify this individual's existence, his accomplishments, and his work history, but these things do not translate to notability.   KDS 4444   Talk  10:19, 1 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Three points: 1) It is possible to understand if a person is notable or not through a google search. However, counting google hits is not a proof of notability. 2) No, it was not just his own books that turned up in the book search (several of the hits are references to his books, in other books). 3) Yes, being notable in Fiji equates to being notable on Wikipedia. --Soman (talk) 13:37, 1 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Oceania-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 18:39, 30 November 2013 (UTC)
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 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Mark Arsten (talk) 05:43, 7 December 2013 (UTC)

 
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Mark Arsten (talk) 01:03, 14 December 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep. I can find enough published sources primarily about his works to convince me of a pass of WP:GNG and WP:ARTIST:        . —David Eppstein (talk) 00:04, 16 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep per David Eppstein. DavidLeighEllis (talk) 00:53, 19 December 2013 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.