Deletion of Mark Burgess (illustrator)

Comment: Known worldwide as an author and illustrator of over 40 children's books written over the past 20 years. This is far from a classic . When using the search tools above, search "Mark Burgess", removing the notation in parentheses. Add the term "author". You'll get several hits.http://books.google.com/books?id=RQDjMzDpjEsC&q=inauthor:%22Mark+Burgess%22&dq=inauthor:%22Mark+Burgess%22&hl=en&ei=t1-CTKrkDoiosQO8sIT3Bw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCQQ6AEwADgKhttp://books.google.com/books?id=YthymCKHmysC&dq=%22Mark+Burgess%22+author+-inpublisher:icon&source=gbs_navlinks_shttp://books.google.com/books?id=3aqVSHwpE7AC&printsec=frontcover&dq=inauthor:%22Mark+Burgess%22&hl=en&ei=fl-CTKCEC4bQsAP53JD3Bw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CEEQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q&f=falsehttp://books.google.com/books?id=_GJ_PwAACAAJ&dq=inauthor:%22Mark+Burgess%22&hl=en&ei=fl-CTKCEC4bQsAP53JD3Bw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CFsQ6AEwCQhttp://books.google.com/books?id=_QFd8QOuTVgC&q=inauthor:%22Mark+Burgess%22&dq=inauthor:%22Mark+Burgess%22&hl=en&ei=t1-CTKrkDoiosQO8sIT3Bw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAjgKhttp://books.google.com/books?id=Ns0OAAAACAAJ&dq=inauthor:%22Mark+Burgess%22&hl=en&ei=CmCCTMv7FYb4swO3-Kj3Bw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAzgKhttp://books.google.com/books?id=gZDvTzuQoLsC&q=inauthor:%22Mark+Burgess%22&dq=inauthor:%22Mark+Burgess%22&hl=en&ei=CmCCTMv7FYb4swO3-Kj3Bw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CDoQ6AEwBDgKhttp://books.google.com/books?id=Kmi0AAAACAAJ&dq=inauthor:%22Mark+Burgess%22&hl=en&ei=CmCCTMv7FYb4swO3-Kj3Bw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CEEQ6AEwBjgKhttp://books.google.com/books?id=lu2z4vNVnl4C&q=inauthor:%22Mark+Burgess%22&dq=inauthor:%22Mark+Burgess%22&hl=en&ei=CmCCTMv7FYb4swO3-Kj3Bw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CEkQ6AEwCDgKhttp://books.google.com/books?id=AYBdPgAACAAJ&dq=inauthor:%22Mark+Burgess%22&hl=en&ei=dGCCTKy8GJH2swOPnND2Bw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCgQ6AEwADgUhttp://books.google.com/books?id=cW0EAAAACAAJ&dq=inauthor:%22Mark+Burgess%22&hl=en&ei=dGCCTKy8GJH2swOPnND2Bw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CC0Q6AEwATgUhttp://books.google.com/books?id=7bE1AAAACAAJ&dq=inauthor:%22Mark+Burgess%22&hl=en&ei=dGCCTKy8GJH2swOPnND2Bw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDcQ6AEwAzgUhttp://books.google.com/books?id=uZZ8NwAACAAJ&dq=inauthor:%22Mark+Burgess%22&hl=en&ei=dGCCTKy8GJH2swOPnND2Bw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CDsQ6AEwBDgUhttp://books.google.com/books?id=paJjNwAACAAJ&dq=inauthor:%22Mark+Burgess%22&hl=en&ei=dGCCTKy8GJH2swOPnND2Bw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CD8Q6AEwBTgUhttp://books.google.com/books?id=0IZtAAAACAAJ&dq=inauthor:%22Mark+Burgess%22&hl=en&ei=dGCCTKy8GJH2swOPnND2Bw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CEMQ6AEwBjgUhttp://books.google.com/books?id=-4-eAAAACAAJ&dq=inauthor:%22Mark+Burgess%22&hl=en&ei=dGCCTKy8GJH2swOPnND2Bw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CEwQ6AEwCDgUhttp://books.google.com/books?id=k6M8HQAACAAJ&dq=inauthor:%22Mark+Burgess%22&hl=en&ei=dGCCTKy8GJH2swOPnND2Bw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CFEQ6AEwCTgU Should I go on? If you need to see more, please let me know
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Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:ONEEVENT)

Comment: Contrary to popular belief, there is not a global restriction to using autobiographical sources as references. That said, there are guidelines in its use.  specifically states to never use self-published sources, "unless written or published by the subject". Autobiographies or information published by the subject of the article may be used as a source if
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Cited policy: Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons (WP:BLPSPS)

Comment: Do you have a recommendation based on policy for this particular article to either keep or delete? Or are you simply here to serve as devil's advocate? The nomination was made to delete this article based on the presumption of . I offered a response to counter that belief. The subject also meets  and , as such he has made a widely recognized contribution that is part of the enduring historical record in his specific field. His work has been published by major publishing houses of Penguin Books and HarperCollins. I would present that his collective body of work illustrating not only the recent revisit of Winnie the Pooh, but his adaption of Peggy Fortnum's illustrations for the 50th Anniversary Edition of ''A Bear Called Paddington'' by Michael Bond; as well as his illustrations of the classic edition of ''Little Toot'' by Hardie Gramatky, highly qualify as an enduring historical record to children's literature. http://www.sootoday.com/content/news/full_story.asp?StoryNumber=40584http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113406207http://www.newsobserver.com/2009/10/08/131159/poohs-back-with-new-pal.htmlhttp://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\10\07\story_7-10-2009_pg9_7http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article5250896.ecehttp://www.thestar.com/article/705311http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23616582-pooh-bear-returns-after-80-year-gap.dohttp://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/entertainment/a-belated-sequel-has-pooh-returning-20091008-gnco.htmlhttp://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/10/newsmakers-09-entrances/http://www.comicbookbin.com/booknews001.htmlhttp://www.amazon.com/Mark-Burgess/e/B001JS3FWMhttp://biography.jrank.org/pages/1140/Burgess-Mark.html Periodical reviews not online include ''Publishers Weekly'', March 12, 2001, "Review of Teddy Time", p. 93; ''School Arts'', October 2000, Ken Marantz, "Review of Dog's Night", p. 64; ''School Library Journal'', July, 2000, Patricia Mahoney Brown, ''Review of Dog's Night", p. 80
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Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:ONEEVENT||WP:GNG||WP:ANYBIO)

Comment: Sources: http://news.smh.com.au/world/hide-the-hunny-british-writer-pens-new-winniethepooh-book-20090110-7e3w.html, http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113406207, those are not extensive coverage but they're solidly reliable, and they firmly establish verifiable information.  This man is solidly notable ''through his illustrations''.   reads "# The person has created, or played a major role in co-creating, a significant or well-known work, or collective body of work, that has been the subject of an independent book or feature-length film, or of multiple independent periodical articles or reviews."  And even in the "worst case scenario" that we find only sparse biographical information, keeping the page is still useful as a resource for finding his various works
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:AUTH)