Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Katsuhito Nomura

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. Notability has not been proven. Malinaccier (talk) 14:55, 7 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Katsuhito Nomura

Fails WP:BIO. Unnotable voice actor. Failed PROD. Removed by IP with reason of "Do a proper afd, don't be sneaky." Original PROD reason: "Voice actor who fails to satisfy WP:BIO." -- AnmaFinotera (talk · contribs) 00:00, 30 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Man oh man, even when I (the author) endorsed the PROD at WT:ANIME...--十八 00:02, 30 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah...we seem to have an anon-IP that comes through and randomly deprods all of the anime/manga prods for some unknown reason. -- AnmaFinotera (talk · contribs) 00:24, 30 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I wonder if that IP knows that removing deletion templates for no legitimate reason is a violation of Wikipedia AUP and can get that person blocked. I'm placing a warning template on that IP's talk page. GO-PCHS-NJROTC ^(Messages) 01:07, 30 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Never mind, someone else beat me to it. GO-PCHS-NJROTC ^(Messages) 01:08, 30 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - Doesn't appear to satisfy WP:BIO. --DAJF (talk) 00:08, 30 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy Delete, this article meets CSD A1. GO-PCHS-NJROTC ^(Messages) 00:59, 30 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Anime and manga-related deletion discussions. -- -- AnmaFinotera (talk · contribs) 00:18, 30 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - Sounds like someone needs to read the PROD page and work out why the process exists. A page nothing even links to is definitely a fair target for them. Doceirias (talk) 00:41, 30 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Strong Delete - One Line, One Fact. Of no notability to english speaking countries. The article is a stub BIO —Preceding unsigned comment added by Prom3th3an (talk • contribs) 23:03, May 29, 2008

Um, this wasn't me; did you copy and past my user name or something? Doceirias (talk) 04:15, 30 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Japan-related deletion discussions. —Fg2 (talk) 10:29, 30 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy delete Nominated for A7 speedy deletion ukexpat (talk) 14:45, 30 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - declined. – ukexpat (talk) 16:02, 30 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Fails WP:BIO Pigman☿ 21:49, 30 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Does not meet WP:BIO because it does not explain why he is notable. — Wenli ^{(reply here)} 22:09, 30 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Not every voice actor is automatically notable. -- Taku (talk) 22:22, 30 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keep, but tag for expansion.Kitty53 (talk) 02:01, 31 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - there is no expansion to be done; he has only been in two other things. Doceirias (talk) 03:11, 31 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - Has anyone attempted a translation of the Japanese wiki article? [1] also, there was this profile external link on the Japanese article http://www.klsp.jp/profile/nomura/. A note to Doceirias, it appears he has worked on more than just two things per the Japanese Wiki article, Code-E, and High School Girls for example. Edit: The Japanese Wiki States he is a voice actor for the following shows, I am in the process of verifying Code-E/Mission-E(verified)[2]Ōkiku Furikabutte, High School Girls, Shijō Saikyō no Deshi Kenichi, Shinkyoku Sōkai Polyphonica (verified minor speaking as "Male student A (ep 8)"[3], Rocket Girls AtaruMoroboshi (talk) 12:50, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

A single profile on the company he works for's website does not make him notable, nor does a still small list of minor roles. Significant coverage is needed and something to show he meets WP:BIO. The Japanese Wikipedia article doesn't have that much more info than ours, just the list of works grouped by year and to more explicitly note that he currently works for Kaleidoscope. -- AnmaFinotera (talk · contribs) 13:34, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comment I'm looking for more information, however noting he works for Kaleidoscope is a start, and it is apparent now that he has worked in more than 2 things as previously thought. Regarding Code-E the role is not minor, it is a lead protagonist role. - AtaruMoroboshi (talk) 13:43, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Additional Comment - A google search for "野村勝人" yeilds 13,900 hits [4]English Google Search for "Katsuhito Nomura" yields 18,900 hits [5]. AtaruMoroboshi (talk) 13:53, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

More accurate Google search of "Katsuhito Nomura" (with the actual quotes) is 248.[6] not 18,900. Reversing gets 183.[7] He is not notable. -- AnmaFinotera (talk · contribs) 13:58, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Acknowledged. Even so, a search for "野村勝人" (that is with quotations) is 14,000. [8].I'm in the process of finding sources to support his notability, which may or may not be in Japanese. Currently, sources we have teeter on implied notability. I agree we need additional sources to assert notability and I think they can be found. AtaruMoroboshi (talk) 14:11, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Additional sources as I uncover them:Studio DEEN Code-E Staff list [9]AtaruMoroboshi (talk) 17:01, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Again, staff listing is not an assertion of notability. No one is questioning his appearances, but his notability. -- AnmaFinotera (talk · contribs) 17:18, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per WP:N concerns noted by Collectonian. Eusebeus (talk) 23:18, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, with no prejudice against recreation if his career improves. Phlegm Rooster (talk) 18:39, 6 June 2008 (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.