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The result was delete without prejudice against creation of a Cahan & Associates article, if properly sourced, with the content of the deleted page as a starting point for the draft. Owen× ☎ 11:57, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
Bill Cahan
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Fails WP:ARCHITECT and WP:BASIC. The two external links are broken/outdated. No inline citations to any claims. Article is written like a resume. Edit history indicates COI. News search/scholar is minimal. Recommend delete. -- Classicwiki ( talk) If you reply here, please ping me. 01:03, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Architecture and California. Classicwiki ( talk) If you reply here, please ping me. 01:03, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
- Delete - Definitely fails WP:ARCHITECT and WP:BASIC. No sourcing whatsoever. Does indeed read like a resume, but in an unfocused way. Just a rambling stream of what this individual did with their various interests. — Maile ( talk) 02:32, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
- Delete: No hits in Google for this person; this reads like a personal web page. Not suitable for wiki. Oaktree b ( talk) 04:03, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
- Keep or move to Cahan & Associates. The design firm he founded is definitely notable. Quotes below are the abstracts from ProQuest.
- Baggerman, Lisa (1999). "Annuals with style". How. 14 (2): 142. ProQuest 233342555.
- Pruzan, Todd (1999). "Hungry minds". Print. 53 (3).
ProQuest
231014590.
San Francisco's Cahan & Associates, a graphics design firm, is profiled. Cahan & Associates has won numerous design awards and consistently produces standout pieces.
- Hall, Peter (1999). "Printed matter". ID: The International Design Magazine. 46 (6): 46.
ProQuest
214751639.
Bill Cahan has once again proven himself to be "the Steven Spielberg of annual reports" with the creation of Cahan & Associates extraordinary paperback-sized annual report for voice technology company General Magic.
- McCarthy, Robert (1999). "Against the grain". Photo District News. 19 (4): 121–123.
ProQuest
202872273.
Bill Cahan, creative director and principal at Cahan and Associates in San Francisco, incorporates photojournalistic essays into commissioned brochures, catalogues and annual reports. His design firm has won numerous awards.
- Heller, Steven (2000). "I Am Almost Always Hungry". Print. 53 (3).
ProQuest
231024970.
Heller reviews "I Am Almost Always Hungry" by Cahan & Associates
- Kidd, Chip (2000). "I Am Almost Always Hungry". ID: The International Design Magazine. 47 (2): 112.
ProQuest
214755886.
Kidd reviews "I Am Almost Always Hungry" by Cahan & Associates
- Jfire ( talk) 12:57, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Relisting, I'd like to see a review of recently located sources and the suggestion of turning this biography into a company article.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz Read! Talk! 00:54, 1 May 2024 (UTC)Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Aydoh8 ( talk | contribs) 00:56, 8 May 2024 (UTC)
- 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.
- 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 without prejudice against creation of a Cahan & Associates article, if properly sourced, with the content of the deleted page as a starting point for the draft. Owen× ☎ 11:57, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
Bill Cahan
[Hide this box] New to Articles for deletion (AfD)? Read these primers!
- Bill Cahan ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – ( View log | edits since nomination)
- (Find sources: Google ( books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
Fails WP:ARCHITECT and WP:BASIC. The two external links are broken/outdated. No inline citations to any claims. Article is written like a resume. Edit history indicates COI. News search/scholar is minimal. Recommend delete. -- Classicwiki ( talk) If you reply here, please ping me. 01:03, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Architecture and California. Classicwiki ( talk) If you reply here, please ping me. 01:03, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
- Delete - Definitely fails WP:ARCHITECT and WP:BASIC. No sourcing whatsoever. Does indeed read like a resume, but in an unfocused way. Just a rambling stream of what this individual did with their various interests. — Maile ( talk) 02:32, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
- Delete: No hits in Google for this person; this reads like a personal web page. Not suitable for wiki. Oaktree b ( talk) 04:03, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
- Keep or move to Cahan & Associates. The design firm he founded is definitely notable. Quotes below are the abstracts from ProQuest.
- Baggerman, Lisa (1999). "Annuals with style". How. 14 (2): 142. ProQuest 233342555.
- Pruzan, Todd (1999). "Hungry minds". Print. 53 (3).
ProQuest
231014590.
San Francisco's Cahan & Associates, a graphics design firm, is profiled. Cahan & Associates has won numerous design awards and consistently produces standout pieces.
- Hall, Peter (1999). "Printed matter". ID: The International Design Magazine. 46 (6): 46.
ProQuest
214751639.
Bill Cahan has once again proven himself to be "the Steven Spielberg of annual reports" with the creation of Cahan & Associates extraordinary paperback-sized annual report for voice technology company General Magic.
- McCarthy, Robert (1999). "Against the grain". Photo District News. 19 (4): 121–123.
ProQuest
202872273.
Bill Cahan, creative director and principal at Cahan and Associates in San Francisco, incorporates photojournalistic essays into commissioned brochures, catalogues and annual reports. His design firm has won numerous awards.
- Heller, Steven (2000). "I Am Almost Always Hungry". Print. 53 (3).
ProQuest
231024970.
Heller reviews "I Am Almost Always Hungry" by Cahan & Associates
- Kidd, Chip (2000). "I Am Almost Always Hungry". ID: The International Design Magazine. 47 (2): 112.
ProQuest
214755886.
Kidd reviews "I Am Almost Always Hungry" by Cahan & Associates
- Jfire ( talk) 12:57, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Relisting, I'd like to see a review of recently located sources and the suggestion of turning this biography into a company article.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz Read! Talk! 00:54, 1 May 2024 (UTC)Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Aydoh8 ( talk | contribs) 00:56, 8 May 2024 (UTC)
- 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.