Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Yoko Higashi


 * 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   delete. joe deckertalk to me 06:36, 22 March 2012 (UTC)

Yoko Higashi

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Page was previously speedy deleted as a promo under G11, and the author, User:ParanoiaMethod was given a block for repeatedly removing the speedy template. In good faith, the editor in question is a) new and b) seems to speak English as a second language, not fluently. When block expired, the author recreated this page. It was PRODed as an unsourced BLP. Author left PROD up for a time, and added sources. Author now claims that sources are sufficient and has removed the PROD tag. The sources fail WP:RS as nearly as I and a WP:BEFORE search can tell, so I'm nominating for deletion. The sources include such wonders as the subject's Myspace page and Deviantart page. - Jorgath (talk) (contribs) 03:02, 14 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete. Jorgath beat me to the nomination, which I had to delay because of a computer crash. The sources listed by the creator to address a BLP PROD were all primary sources and blogs. Google News returns only false positives. In contesting the speedy G11, the creator stated an intent to introduce, not advertize this artist, but there's not much of a difference to us if the artist doesn't meet our notability guidelines already. --  Blanchardb -Me•MyEars•MyMouth- timed 04:13, 14 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete Lack of reliable sources, at least in English. It's possible that sources exist in Japanese, and I'm open to reversing my vote if this can be demonstrated. My own attempts to seach in Japanese are limited by my lack of facility with the language (and Google Translate doesn't speak Japanese very well either...), but I haven't found anything so far. Yunshui 雲&zwj;水 09:31, 14 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment: For clarification, I too am open to reversing my !vote if adequate Japanese sources are provided by someone other than the original editor. This is not meant as a criticism of that editor's good faith, but rather an observation that he/she seems to be misunderstanding some of our guidelines due to translation problems. - Jorgath (talk) (contribs) 10:38, 14 March 2012 (UTC)
 * I think it would help a lot if we could see how this artist's name is written in Japanese script. Google may not do a good job at translating Japanese to English, but we could at least take a look at what the Japanese Google returns. --  Blanchardb -Me•MyEars•MyMouth- timed 22:35, 14 March 2012 (UTC)
 * If Google Translate is at all useful, "Yoko Higashi" is "陽子東" in Japanese. Google News for that parameter yields only one result: . - Jorgath (talk) (contribs) 23:08, 14 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Try the same characters, but in a different order: it's 東 陽子 ("Yoko Higashi" rather than "Higashi Yoko"; Japanese naming conventions are often variable)Yunshui 雲&zwj;水 08:30, 15 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Meh, actually don't bother; there's still bugger-all on Gnews... Yunshui 雲&zwj;水 08:33, 15 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Japan-related deletion discussions. --DAJF (talk) 11:44, 14 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete. Not seeing any in-depth third-party coverage to establish notability. --DAJF (talk) 11:44, 14 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment: I would also like to point everyone to the article's talk page, where ParanoiaMethod has made his/her comments on the subject, most recently:
 * About the "reliable source" which you say. 
 * As long as I investigate on a web, it has only a sauce portion of a report page!
 * Please do not trouble me more.............!!
 * I'm not sure that this editor understands the collaborative nature of Wikipedia, but I felt it necessary to provide the discussion access to his/her opinion on the subject. - Jorgath (talk) (contribs) 12:22, 15 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete I had also looked for sources and couldn't find any. I was a bit concerned that there might be some in Japanese that I couldn't find, by Yunshui has cleared that up. Considering that it's clear WP:ARTIST isn't met. SmartSE (talk) 12:49, 15 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Anime and manga-related deletion discussions. --• Gene93k (talk) 19:30, 16 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 19:33, 16 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete Unfortunately, I was unable to find enough reliable sources to establish this person's notability. Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 13:39, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Snow Delete No sources found, fails WP:N and WP:V to name two. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 01:22, 20 March 2012 (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.