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The result was delete. Ron Ritzman (talk) 01:00, 8 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Harry Currie[edit]

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No indications that this biography meets the criteria for inclusion. Currie is a band-leader and musician who has achieved no great recognition. Awards listed amount to school awards (outstanding extracurricular participation and the like), local arts group recognition or (in the case of the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal) a mere recognition of 5 years' service to the armed services or emergency services. WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 14:20, 31 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note Only the UK version of the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal was "a mere recognition of 5 years' service to the armed services or emergency services". The Canadian version of the medal was awarded to "Canadians who made a significant contribution to their fellow citizens, their community or to Canada over the previous fifty years." This seems like a significant award.--Pontificalibus (talk) 14:30, 31 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Reply According to the Canadian government's description of the medal,

Agencies of government at the federal, provincial and local levels were invited to propose candidates, as were national organizations in every important field of endeavour including the professions, education and arts, veterans’ groups, sports associations, philanthropic and charitable bodies, and welfare services.

To me, this sounds like a fairly broad criterion for award, and in itself does not confer notability. WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 15:02, 31 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That's just a list of who can propose candidates for the award, not who can actually confer it, so is irrelevant to the issue of whether this is a notability-conferring award. Phil Bridger (talk) 23:06, 1 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 20:41, 1 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 20:41, 1 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - This is another very detailed article by the same author of Windjammers which. None of the cited sources seem to add up to notability, but I can't find any others.--Kudpung (talk) 23:51, 1 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - Subject lacks coverage in reliable sources to establish notability. University newspaper articles are insufficient to establish notability. -- Whpq (talk) 17:36, 5 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - notability not established through reliable third party sources. It appears that subject has been editing his own article as well. Seaphoto^Talk 21:51, 5 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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