Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bruce Faulconer

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Faulconer has received some limited press for composing music for the American dub of Dragon Ball Z. At best, WP:BLP1E applies here, and his article should be reduced to a redirect to the DBZ article. WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 13:33, 12 July 2022 (UTC)

• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Bands and musicians and Anime and manga. WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 13:33, 12 July 2022 (UTC)
• Redirect and wow that's a lot of, well, not much, up there. He's known and almost exclusively cited for his Dragon Ball Z (DBZ) works. Redirect to DBZ. Oaktree b (talk) 23:45, 12 July 2022 (UTC)
• :I believe you will find an enormous number of works by Bruce Faulconer listed in [https://repertoire.bmi.com/Search/Catalog?num=2RDkCGq3qQL%252flh1K6Z5PBg%253d%253d&cae=GmuqOo502vdzWHUTKkxamQ%253d%253d&partType=WriterList&search=%7B%22Main_Search_Text%22%3A%22bruce%20faulconer%22%2C%22Sub_Search_Text%22%3A%22%22%2C%22Main_Search%22%3A%22Writer%2FComposer%22%2C%22Sub_Search%22%3Anull%2C%22Search_Type%22%3A%22all%22%2C%22View_Count%22%3A20%2C%22Page_Number%22%3A0%2C%22Part_Type%22%3Anull%2C%22Part_Id%22%3Anull%2C%22Part_Id_Sub%22%3Anull%2C%22Part_Name%22%3Anull%2C%22Part_Cae%22%3Anull%2C%22Original_Search%22%3Anull%2C%22DisclaimerViewed%22%3Anull%7D&resetPageNumber=True&partIdSub=YO0HedHMatLb45JzS23DVw%253d%253d BMI]. It is quite substantial, being 276 titles. His television music alone includes more than merely DBZ, and yet he did 224 episodes of DBZ. Short of sending 224 VHS tapes to verify Faulconer's contribution (or the [https://www.amazon.com/Dragon-Ball-Seasons-Collection-Exclusive/product-reviews/B075KZBHD6 orange box DVD set] available from FUNimation), I believe the IMDb has supporting relevance. Other television works were included in the original post. [https://www.worldcat.org/title/tornado-alert-what-you-need-to-know/oclc/059823378 Here] is an annotation for one of his many works for PBS.
• :In a brief search, Faulconer has had multiple performances at universities around the US, some of these include: [https://library.uta.edu/sci/sites/library.uta.edu.sci/files/vol%2013%20no%204.pdf Bolling Green University], [https://library.uta.edu/sci/sites/library.uta.edu.sci/files/vol%2013%20no%204.pdf North Texas State University], [https://library.uta.edu/sci/sites/library.uta.edu.sci/files/rc_v_1980.pdf Ohio State University], and the [https://library.uta.edu/sci/sites/library.uta.edu.sci/files/vol%2012%20no%201.pdf University of California at San Diego] https://library.uta.edu/sci/sites/library.uta.edu.sci/files/nc_1979.pdf.
• :Faulconer had the premiere of his Interface I at the [https://library.uta.edu/sci/sites/library.uta.edu.sci/files/vol%2011%20no%203.pdf International Gaudeamus Music Week in the Netherlands.] His works were played during concerts in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht, Hilversum, and was also broadcasted over Radio Netherlands.
• :Faulconer was a composer invited to the [https://www.macdowell.org/artists/bruce-faulconer MacDowell Colony] for a residency in the summer of 1982, where he worked on his Sonata for Flute and Piano, and Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra.
• :He was featured in [https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-magazine/1980/march/previews-march-events/ DMagazine], and received the 1980 [https://library.uta.edu/sci/sites/library.uta.edu.sci/files/vol%2015%20no%201.pdf National Endowment for the Arts Award.]
• :In 1986, Faulconer's Washington on the Brazos was premiered by the [https://www.dallassymphony.org/ Dallas Symphony Orchestra] as cited in [https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-magazine/1986/july/july-events-openers/ DMagazine].
• :Bruce Faulconer made Fantasia for viola solo (1980), as well as Fantasia No. 2 for viola solo (1990) which was listed here.
• :As far as coverage from anime and manga resources, he has been posted by numerous anime [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2020-08-15/dragon-amnesty-new-music-by-bruce-faulconer/.162967 news websites], [http://cgvcartoons.blogspot.com/2011/02/dragon-ball-z-episodes-download.html blogs], and [https://www.kanzenshuu.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=40195&start=240 forums].
• :This is by no means an exhaustive list of the plethora of entries remaining on the internet concerning the compositional output of Bruce Faulconer. ```` Wikiherm (talk) 19:30, 13 July 2022 (UTC)
• :* Comment {{ping|Wikiherm}} Perhaps you have not read Wikipedia's guidelines on notability of musicians. We require multiple instances of significant coverage, or achievements (such as major music awards) that would then presume the presence of significant coverage. None of the examples you list meet these criteria. Also, stating that Faulconer was "featured" in D Magazine is something of a stretch: in a page of over 7,000 words listing the notable events occurring in Dallas in March 1980, 31 words are dedicated to the announcement of a concert by Faulconer and 4 other artists at SMU, where he was teaching at the time. WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 21:17, 13 July 2022 (UTC)
• Redirect Basically no coverage from any anime and manga resources. I can't really establish notability with what's posted above, or the awards section from his website. Esw01407 (talk) 16:23, 13 July 2022 (UTC)
• Redirect I couldn't find a single usable source for a standalone article. --jpgordon^{𝄢𝄆𝄐𝄇} 17:23, 13 July 2022 (UTC)
• Redirect to Dragon Ball Z. AKK700 00:50, 16 July 2022 (UTC)
• Delete, do not redirect. Resoundingly non-notable, one passing mention of him on JSTOR, as an assistant professor in 1978. No mention of him in [https://www-oxfordmusiconline-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/noresults?crossSearch=false&noresults=true&pageSize=20&q=Faulconer&sort=relevance Grove Music Online], where we'd expect any notable composer to appear. Given the rate at which the sockpuppets are appearing, this page should be deleted and not redirected – but without prejudice to the subsequent creation of a "clean" redirect. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 22:07, 16 July 2022 (UTC)

:: Comment I don't believe that the bad intentions of the editors should weigh on the inherent notability of the subject. WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 12:20, 17 July 2022 (UTC)

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