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Why this page, of Rob Surette and his Amazing Hero Art, should not be deleted from wikipedia.org...

Rob has appeared on national tv three times recently, and has performed in front of over 1,250,000 live audience members. Rob has performed over 2,500 live shows in the last 15 years and his audience sizes have ranged from 250 audience members to 10,000 audience members. Rob's two Good Morning America appearances were viewed by 6,000,000 tv viewers each and Rob's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno appearance was viewed by over 12,000,000 tv viewers. Rob's Website currently receives between 5,000 and 24,000 hits each day. Rob receives invitations to perform his Amazing Hero Art around the world. Rob has been invited to: Australia, New Zealand, Samoa, France, Canada, Brazil, Haiti, Spain, Bosnia, Kosovo, Japan, South Africa, England, Ireland to perform his Amazing Hero Art. Rob has created a successful DVD series which instructs kids how to draw. In 2005 Rob's name was added to the Rosa Parks National Wall of Tolerance Monument in Montgomery, Alabama, in recognition of his tireless work towards racial equality. Rob has also been recognized by Mother Teresa's successor, Sr. Nirmala, of the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, India, with a personal phone call, thanking Rob for his work in American public schools, presenting his morals and values show entitled, "BE SOMEBODY!". Rob also received a personal phone call from the Princess of Samoa to perform his Amazing Hero Art for her country. Rob was offered his own television show on the Boston Catholic Television Network, but Rob respectfully declined the offer. Two months ago, Rob was contacted by a producer of The Oprah Winfrey Show, stating that Rob's Website looked great and that they would keep him in mind as a guest on their show next season.

Respectfully, -Heather Madison, artist representative HeatherMadison (talk) 23:36, 25 May 2008 (UTC) HeatherMadison (talk) 23:19, 25 May 2008 (UTC) Hollywood, California 1.781.643.7381[reply]

Where are the independent sources that will back up his TV appearances? —C.Fred (talk) 23:21, 25 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You can view video of Rob's actual two Good Morning America appearances and Rob's The Tonight Show appearance at the following link: http://www.amazingheroart.com/NewFiles/DemoChoicePage.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by HeatherMadison (talk • contribs) 23:33, 25 May 2008 (UTC) HeatherMadison (talk) 23:36, 25 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

All you need to view these video clips is a fast enough computer with the QuickTime plugin. —Preceding unsigned comment added by HeatherMadison (talk • contribs) 23:38, 25 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

However, as he hosts them himself, it fails the independence criterion. Better would be a text write-up somewhere. Besides, an "appearance" on the Tonight Show could be 30 seconds in Jaywalking. —C.Fred (talk) 00:00, 26 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Here is a text write-up, confirming that Rob appeared on The Tonight Show as a celebrity guest, and not just a random anonymous citizen. http://www.wickedlocal.com/waltham/homepage/x1820413125/Strokes-of-history HeatherMadison (talk) 00:13, 26 May 2008 (UTC) Heather Madison[reply]

That's one. For local-level coverage, multiple sources are required. —C.Fred (talk) 00:15, 26 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Here's another local text write-up, confirming that Rob appeared on The Tonight Show on May 2, 2008: http://www.andovertownsman.com/townspeople/local_story_129145307.html?keyword=secondarystory —Preceding unsigned comment added by HeatherMadison (talk • contribs) 00:17, 26 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

That works by me. I see verifiability met—and by extension, notability. Feel free to recreate, but make sure those links appear as external links or, better yet, as references where his Tonight Show appearances are discussed. —C.Fred (talk) 00:19, 26 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Fred. One question, if you can help me... 1. How do I get to the Rob Surette page on wikipedia to make those changes? I once was able to type Rob Surette in the search box, but now Rob's page doesn't come up. Thanks for your help. -Heather Madison HeatherMadison (talk) 00:26, 26 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The article was already deleted. Since there are sources, I'm restoring it right now. —C.Fred (talk) 00:37, 26 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

And the references are linked. —C.Fred (talk) 00:43, 26 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]