Talk:Shane Koyczan

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The speedy deletion of this page is contested.

This article has been tagged for speedy deletion, based on the assertion "that Shane Koyczan seems to be about a person, ... but it does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia."

Shane Koyczan is notable as a founder and a pioneer in the field of contemporary spoken word. Two assertions included in this article support my claim. First, this article states that "Together with Mighty Mike McGee and C. R. Avery, he is the co-founder of spoken word, "talk rock" trio, Tons of Fun University (T.O.F.U.)" (my emph.). Assuming T.O.F.U. remains significant, information about its founder ought to be so as well. Second, a referenced assertion puts Mr. Koyczan as the "first Canadian to win the Individual Championship title at the [2000] National Poetry Slam." As firsts in any sport or competition are of historical and statistical significance, the life of the pioneer who attained that honor ought to be briefly recorded.

Since these assertions do indeed "indicate how or why the subject is notable," this article should not be deleted. - Digipoet 15:32, 24 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I see that a notability tag was placed on the Tons of Fun University article in February 2007. In the five months that have passed, these concerns have not been addressed. I add that, like this article, Tons of Fun University is entirely lacking in references. Without sources, a biography of a living person is certainly open to speedy deletion. I write this recognizing my past contributions to this article. Victoriagirl 16:18, 24 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

S.K. is about to do a project with Robert Redford's Sundance Festival soon so instead of deleting this page think about expanding it with more info.

And now, almost 10 later, it hasn't been deleted. Anonymous 9:18, 28 April 2015 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.79.184.254 (talk)

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