Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Wayne Gilbert


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The result was Keep. JERRY talk contribs 03:36, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

Wayne Gilbert

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Doesn't appear to pass WP:BIO. Another Sheridan College AfD.  BLACK KITE  17:01, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep, meets WP:BIO. GreenJoe 17:42, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment I couldn't find any sources for his two shorts at Annecy. That would clinch it, for me. For those who don't know, Annecy is an extremely prestigious animation fest and just getting selected would more than satisfy the exhibition criteria of WP:BIO, as far as I'm concerned. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 18:15, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
 * He was often quoted in the media about the education of animators during his time as a prof at Sheridan College. He was most prominently featured for his work on a program that involved liaising with a college in Ireland to help a big animation studio develop talent there. I have added references to a number of Canadian newspapers and one magazine. Keep. -- Paul Erik (talk) (contribs) 23:53, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
 * they all seem to be articles dealing with a number of people. How significant is their coverage of him in particular?DGG (talk) 05:04, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
 * The Maclean's article is a 777-word feature about the school, and he is one of only two professors quoted, the other being the dean of arts. The 1989-08-08 Toronto Star article is 254-word article about the collaboration with a studio and a college in Dublin, and he is described as the program's co-ordinator. The Globe and Mail and Canadian Press articles mention his position at the college, but those articles are primarily examples (and there are others I found) of him being quoted as an expert or "observer" about a particular development in the animation industry or education. In the former, 4 out of 18 paragraphs are focused on what he has to say; in the latter, it's 2 out of 16 paragraphs. -- Paul Erik (talk) (contribs) 03:22, 28 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletion discussions.   —David Eppstein (talk) 03:49, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep He's won Cleos and that Heartland award; Paul has added citations and he's apparently had two films at Annecy. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 15:29, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Weak keep per Paul Erik. – Black Falcon (Talk) 21:40, 3 February 2008 (UTC)


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