Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Helen Mason (potter)

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The result was Keep. Nomination withdrawn by the nominator. Wikicology (talk) 11:50, 6 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Helen Mason (potter)

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No evidence of any special notability - there must be many hundreds of potters about whom a similar biography could be written. The several refs back up the text but don't demonstrate any notability. Nicely written but still fails WP:BIO. Velella ^{Velella Talk} 08:24, 31 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of New Zealand-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 18:55, 31 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Arts-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 18:55, 31 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep The article does establish notability. There would certainly not be hundreds of potters who are appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to pottery. The appointment was made for her special contributions to this industry when it was in its infancy. Schwede 66 18:59, 31 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Comment This is a recent death, please let the AfD run a little longer than usual while obits appear in various places. Stuartyeates (talk) 21:19, 31 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per New Zealand Order of Merit and refs currently in the article. Stuartyeates (talk) 08:08, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination for deletion withdrawn - am happy to withdraw the nomination based on additional refs now provided and confirmed membership of New Zealand Order of Merit (although this does not, and should not, imply automatic notability). Velella ^{Velella Talk} 10:48, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Just to register my support for retaining the article NealeFamily (talk) 04:13, 3 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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