I really don't know anything about how Wikipedia works, but I was (for lack of a better word) stunned to go to Steve Gilliard's entry yesterday to find this notice at the top:
This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedia's deletion policy.
Looking for more information on why this would be considered, I found this:
Non-notable blogger Naconkantari 05:03, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
So Gilliard's body is barely even cold and someone has to jump in to try and erase him from Wikipedia. If he's such a "non-notable" entity, why the big rush?
Looking up the notability guidelines, I found this:
A person is generally notable if they meet any of the following standards. Failure to meet these criteria is not conclusive proof that a subject should not be included; however, meeting one or more does not guarantee that a subject should be included...
Creative professionals: scientists, academics, economists, professors, authors, editors, journalists, filmmakers, photographers, artists, architects, engineers, and other creative professionals.
The person is regarded as an important figure or is widely cited by their peers or successors.
The person is known for originating a significant new concept, theory or technique.
The person has created, or played a major role in co-creating, a significant or well-known work, or collective body of work, which has been the subject of an independent book or feature-length film, or of multiple independent periodical articles or reviews.
The person's work either (a) has been displayed in a significant exhibition or as a monument (b) has won significant critical attention, or (c) is represented within the permanent collection of a significant gallery or museum of more than local significance.
It seems to me Gilliard meets at least two of these criteria.
Wikipedia allows comments before the matter is decided. Go to Gilliard's entry on Wikipedia's deletion page to add yours!
UPDATE: Autoegocrat brings up something I meant to mention - the entry for Gilliard at Wikipedia is pretty thin. Someone with a more detailed knowledge of his career should really rewrite it. Anyone?