Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Richard Joseph

*:The GamesIndustry obituary confirms his career but does not provide significant in-depth coverage. Most available sources are database listings, credits, or routine mentions. This falls short of [[WP:GNG]] which requires substantial independent coverage, not just recognition within niche industry sources. [[User:EditorTimes|EditorTimes]] ([[User talk:EditorTimes|talk]]) 12:39, 20 April 2026 (UTC)

*:The GamesIndustry obituary confirms his career but does not provide significant in-depth coverage. Most available sources are database listings, credits, or routine mentions. This falls short of [[WP:GNG]] which requires substantial independent coverage, not just recognition within niche industry sources. [[User:EditorTimes|EditorTimes]] ([[User talk:EditorTimes|talk]]) 12:39, 20 April 2026 (UTC)

*'''Keep''' - In addition [[GamesIndustry.biz]], [[Eurogamer]] has an obituary: [https://www.eurogamer.net/richard-joseph-dies]. Obituary and a short profile in [[Retro Gamer]]: [https://archive.org/details/retro-gamer-magazine-archive/Retro%20Gamer/2007/Retro%20Gamer%20%E2%84%9636_downmagaz.net/mode/2up?q=%22Richard+Joseph%22], [https://archive.org/details/retrogamerspain026/page/n125/mode/2up?q=%22Richard+Joseph%22]. Won a [[BAFTA]] for Theme Park World, BAFTA nomination for Cannon Fodder and two other soundtracks he produced were nominated for a BAFTA. Won the Best Sound award from [[The One (magazine)]]: [https://archive.org/details/TheOne19Apr90/TheOne/TheOne52-Jan93/mode/2up?q=%22Richard+Joseph%22]. Other Amiga composers cite him as an influence or best composer: [https://archive.org/details/cuamiga-magazine-036/page/n121/mode/2up?q=%22Richard+Joseph%22], [https://archive.org/details/retro-gamer-uk-2017/Retro%20Gamer%20UK%20175/page/46/mode/2up?q=%22Richard+Joseph%22]. [[The Guardian]] considers him one of "the greatest composers of the era" in an article covering a tribute concert that features some of his work: [https://www.theguardian.com/games/2019/jul/23/game-changer-the-commodore-64-concert]. Satisfies the criteria #3 in [[WP:CREATIVE]]: "The person has created or played a major role in co-creating a significant or well-known work or collective body of work." Mentioned as one of the main creative people in reviews/articles about the games, examples: [https://archive.org/details/retro-gamer-magazine-archive/Retro%20Gamer/2015/Retro%20Gamer%20%CE%93%C3%A4%C3%BB140_downmagaz.net/mode/2up?q=%22Richard+Joseph%22], [https://archive.org/details/retro-gamer-magazine-archive/Retro%20Gamer/2011/Retro%20Gamer%20%CE%93%C3%A4%C3%BB97_downmagaz.net/page/80/mode/2up?q=%22Richard+Joseph%22]. --[[User:Mika1h|Mika1h]] ([[User talk:Mika1h|talk]]) 14:58, 20 April 2026 (UTC)

*'''Keep''' - In addition [[GamesIndustry.biz]], [[Eurogamer]] has an obituary: [https://www.eurogamer.net/richard-joseph-dies]. Obituary and a short profile in [[Retro Gamer]]: [https://archive.org/details/retro-gamer-magazine-archive/Retro%20Gamer/2007/Retro%20Gamer%20%E2%84%9636_downmagaz.net/mode/2up?q=%22Richard+Joseph%22], [https://archive.org/details/retrogamerspain026/page/n125/mode/2up?q=%22Richard+Joseph%22]. Won a [[BAFTA]] for Theme Park World, BAFTA nomination for Cannon Fodder and two other soundtracks he produced were nominated for a BAFTA. Won the Best Sound award from [[The One (magazine)]]: [https://archive.org/details/TheOne19Apr90/TheOne/TheOne52-Jan93/mode/2up?q=%22Richard+Joseph%22]. Other Amiga composers cite him as an influence or best composer: [https://archive.org/details/cuamiga-magazine-036/page/n121/mode/2up?q=%22Richard+Joseph%22], [https://archive.org/details/retro-gamer-uk-2017/Retro%20Gamer%20UK%20175/page/46/mode/2up?q=%22Richard+Joseph%22]. [[The Guardian]] considers him one of "the greatest composers of the era" in an article covering a tribute concert that features some of his work: [https://www.theguardian.com/games/2019/jul/23/game-changer-the-commodore-64-concert]. Satisfies the criteria #3 in [[WP:CREATIVE]]: "The person has created or played a major role in co-creating a significant or well-known work or collective body of work." Mentioned as one of the main creative people in reviews/articles about the games, examples: [https://archive.org/details/retro-gamer-magazine-archive/Retro%20Gamer/2015/Retro%20Gamer%20%CE%93%C3%A4%C3%BB140_downmagaz.net/mode/2up?q=%22Richard+Joseph%22], [https://archive.org/details/retro-gamer-magazine-archive/Retro%20Gamer/2011/Retro%20Gamer%20%CE%93%C3%A4%C3%BB97_downmagaz.net/page/80/mode/2up?q=%22Richard+Joseph%22]. --[[User:Mika1h|Mika1h]] ([[User talk:Mika1h|talk]]) 14:58, 20 April 2026 (UTC)

* '''Comment''': The nominator has since been blocked indefinitely as a likely-compromised sock. No opinion on the article. '''[[User:Wcquidditch|WC''Quidditch'']]''' [[User talk:Wcquidditch|☎]] [[Special:Contribs/Wcquidditch|✎]] 15:57, 20 April 2026 (UTC)