Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Arno Maasdorp

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The result of the debate was delete. Sjakkalle (Check!)  07:31, 23 September 2005 (UTC)

Arno Maasdorp
nn artist Punkmorten 20:42, 15 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. If, as the author states, "[m]ore information about his biography, exhibitions, commissions, calendar and contact details can be found" at the website, I encourage the author to refactor that info and add it to the article.    paul klenk 20:57, 15 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete advert, notability not established. — Phil Welch 21:11, 15 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete Molotov (talk) [[Image:Flag of California.svg|25px]] 22:31, 15 September 2005 (UTC)
 * I am the author of the article. The article was created as part of an effort to put the artist and his works on the internet, largely to provide presence and factual record for anyone seeking further information having seen his works, or otherwise. The artist does have his own home page (which I created for him), but that home page may not survive indefinitely, whereas the Wikipedia will, and the artists works will. In 10 years time, someone seeking more information on the artist, based on one of his many works, may find nothing other than a Wikipedia article - which is far better than finding nothing at all. The article is not an advertisement (it does not induce or solicit trade, etc - it merely states fact). I agree that the article lacks detail, perhaps in 5-10 years time, it will also lack detail - and then it may be more relevant to remove the entry, but deleting the article within 12 months of its existance seems shortsighted. Perhaps in 5-10 years time, the artist will have grown in stature and relevance. In terms of "notability", the artist does have a reputation, admittedly not as large as other artists, but probably larger than some of the trival news events and detail in other articles.
 * Delete - Using WP to create a web presence for an otherwise non-notable artist is vanity, pure and simple. Unencyclopaedic, and WP:NOT a crystal ball. If he proves to be notable in 10 years time you can write an article about him then. Natgoo 03:46, 17 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. No indication that this artist meets WP:BIO. Quale 21:30, 17 September 2005 (UTC)
 * As the original author of the article, I have now read WP:BIO and agree that the artist does not meet the criteria. I completely disagree with the assertion that creating this article was for reasons of "vanity". Mgream
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in an undeletion request). No further edits should be made to this page.