Talk:Jim Toia

Concerns
At first glance at sources, Toia readily appears to be a notable artist, where Wikipedia should have a biography about him. My concern is this -- whether you are connected with the subject in some way, that you know (for example) that Toia was born September 17, 1961, in New Jersey, USA, the youngest of 3 children, to Louis J. Toia and Judith Iannone; or that his influences include Buckminster Fuller (saw that in the NJ State of the Arts piece, but also...), Freeman Dyson, Rupert Sheldrake, E.O. Wilson, Robert Smithson, Ana Mendieta, and Eva Hesse? Similarly, how could you possibly know his soccer and lacrosse skills, if they have not been documented in sports pages in old newspapers? (Please see: WP:AUTO.) While it is not a never-broken rule, we should strive as Wikipedia editors to include factual information about a subject only if it has been supported somewhere else -- preferably an independent, third-party reliable source, but occasionally can be supported by primary sources published or spoken by the subject himself (e.g., if he wrote in an blog post, "I was the youngest of three children", that would be an acceptable source, as long as it isn't used to support a contested claim). Anyway, it looks like the start of a good biographical article, but I'd caution you to perhaps scale it back if you are including too much content that is based only on personal knowledge. - AppleBsTime (talk) 03:06, 15 September 2020 (UTC)

Feedback from New Page Review process
I left the following feedback for the creator/future reviewers while reviewing this article: Thank you for this new article. Note that other editors have questioned whether Toia is notable enough to qualify for a Wikipedia article. For pointers, follow the links in the notice at the top of the page. If these issues are not addressed, future editors could call for the article to be deleted..

 DOOMSDAYER 520 &#124; TALK &#124; CONTRIBS 02:18, 17 November 2020 (UTC)