Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Yumi Shimura


 * 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 -- Chrislk02 (Chris Kreider) 14:29, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

Yumi Shimura

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WP:NOTE Snarfies 13:59, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
 * KEEP, I only corrected the deletion nomination. Seems a bit stubby and not sourced, but is that really grounds for deletion? Snarfies 14:03, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Neutral. Are anime voice actresses inherently notable? – I don't see any other claim of notability. Furthermore, there are no sources. Mention of blood type seems a little out of place, too. Incidentally the redlink farm on I'm Enterprise will at best lead to dozens of these, and at worst be a list of red links. Someone might want to think about pruning it – Qxz 15:00, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Blood type is a common mention for Japanese celebs, see: Japanese blood type theory of personality. --Kunzite 07:06, 4 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment Problems with WP:V, real or perceived, due to missing references are always a good reason to delete. If the person is notable there are references (somewhere) Alf Photoman  17:14, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep, if the actress plays a main character role in a notable anime, then yes they are notable. --Candy-Panda 05:54, 4 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep Japanese seiyū are more notable thank their Western counterparts because the seiyū industry in Japan is large and has a high celebrity status. (Read seiyu) Not all seiyu are notable, however. Judging by multiple roles in Animation, CDs, and other information from the Japanese wikipedia, she seems to meet notability requirements.  There is more info on the Japanese wikipedia that could be used to expand the article. --Kunzite 07:06, 4 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment. I think "high celebrity status" is overdoing it. While there are differences in notability among professions between Japan and the Western world, I think that seiyu are getting more than a fair shake on Wikipedia. She certainly may be notable per the JA Wiki, but there is little evidence of it in the current article. I don't see any bias here. Dekimasu よ! 13:56, 4 March 2007 (UTC)
 * I didn't claim bias and I certainly did not make the argument to include all seiyu in Wikipedia. I specifically argued for this person because of the extra data that appears in the Japanese wikipedia, this is more of a "clean-up and expand", not a delete. --Kunzite 17:06, 4 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep per Kunzite. JuJube 09:07, 4 March 2007 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Japan-related deletions.  -- Neier 13:38, 4 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment if you really want to keep this article someone should source and rerference it, as is it fails WP:ATT, which could cause problems because this falls under WP:BLP Alf Photoman  20:19, 4 March 2007 (UTC)
 * I added a link to ANN from which most of the seiyu filmographies are derived. JuJube 22:48, 4 March 2007 (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.