Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Matthew Dallman

Matthew Dallman

No references to establish notability. One entry in IMDB for Matthew Dallman, but no way to link the two. Fails WP:Notability. Hatch68 06:00, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

What does "no way to link the two" mean? "A Whirling Tango" is the film Dallman scored, and it is listed on this page. User:Curlygoose 30 November 2006

The IMDB entry has no information other than the name of the director, who shares the surname "Dallman" and that the total running time is "4 minutes." This is an obscure reference at best.--Hatch68 02:06, 1 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Marquis Who's Who in America (mentioned in Dallman's article) is a long-reputable and refereed publication, and Dallman is in the 2007 edition for his work as a thinker, and composer. User:Curlygoose 30 November 2006

Four other Wikipedia articles mention Dallman prominently, referencing him as integral artist, a voice for integral thought, a critic of Ken Wilber, as well as of Wilber's Integral University. This article thus should not be deleted. User:Curlygoose 30 November 2006

IMDB listing for Dallman added to External Links User:Curlygoose 30 November 2006

Delete, fails WP:BIO criteria. Ter e nc e Ong 07:19, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, ~~vanity~~ self-promotion. -- RHaworth 07:32, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per above. MER-C 07:36, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, potential notability just doesn't pan out in reliable sources, WP:COI seals it. --Dhartung | Talk 07:45, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Very suspect article, likely to be conflict of interest. The subject's production company is called "Electric Goose", and the author's handle is a single purpose account, Curlygoose. He creates an article in wikipedia and then pulls quotes from wiki onto his website, creating his own little walled garden. One music credit does not notable make. Ohconfucius 08:06, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I am simply attempting to recreate the Dallman article originally created by user User:M Alan Kazlev because it was deleted two days ago. In the process, I have referenced Dallman's personal website and writings in order to fill out the article, so it won't be deleted again. "Curlygoose" shares only incidental, in-name-only association with Dallman's production company (which is not listed in the article, btw, but was only on Kazlev's original page) and is not a reflection of any connection Ohconfucius supposes. User:Curlygoose 30 November 2006

Marquis Who's Who is itself a vanity publication where inclusion is often dependent on the person buying a copy of the book. Even if it wasn't, you give no specific reference to which edition someone would find this person in. Please take the time to read all of the Wiki Policies people are taking the time to link to for you. You have to provide solid references to back everything up.--Hatch68 20:32, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Individual appears notanle to me given his previous association with Wilber, a popular new age writer as well as his music releases and book deal. — goethean ॐ 17:18, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Keep, as I suspect that this is an advertising article but at the same time he seems to be a legitamate artist and blogger. And we have many pages for bloggers. Even if this page did start out as an ad, we can clean it up to improve it's Wiki-credibility. Sharkface217 20:30, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]