Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rob Balder

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The result was withdrawn by nominator Killiondude (talk) 09:02, 9 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Rob Balder

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This webcomic artist seemingly fails WP:BIO and WP:CREATIVE. A Stop at Willoughby (talk) 22:20, 8 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comment I should add that while at least two of Balder's comics have articles on Wikipedia, only one of these (Erfworld) has been covered in third-party sources enough to make Balder arguably notable under WP:CREATIVE #3 ("The person has created, or played a major role in co-creating, a significant or well-known work, or collective body of work, that has been the subject of an independent book or feature-length film, or of multiple independent periodical articles or reviews."), and even then, the coverage is rather skimpy. A Stop at Willoughby (talk) 22:28, 8 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
~~Comment~~ Keep, for now The musical contributions alone, I believe, make them notable, and this HAS been covered properly in reliable media. However, as is, the article is in a bit of a poor state and needs attention from people familiar with both editing on Wikipedia and Rob Balder, for more content and citations. I suggest focusing on improvement rather than AfDing, and holding this AfD until a persistent lack of the former is noted. The article is merely hours old. Namegduf Live (talk) 00:29, 9 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Abstain I recuse myself from this discussion. Sbierwagen (talk) 00:36, 9 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Postpone discussion: Looking over the page history, the page existed for all of four hours when it was nominated for deletion; at least give us time enough to look for the sources before deleting it. (Justyn (talk) 00:42, 9 November 2009 (UTC))[reply]
Comment Fair enough. I don't think Balder meets the notability guidelines I cited above, but I'm willing to withdraw this nomination and let others work on the article for a while before deciding on that issue. Nomination withdrawn. A Stop at Willoughby (talk) 00:58, 9 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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.