Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Art extraordinary


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The result was merge into Outsider art - done. Neil  ☎  13:33, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

Art extraordinary

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Suspected self-promotion, and in any case the term seems to lack notability. This article claims that the term "Art extraordinary" is used to describe Outsider Art. To the best of my understanding, the term is used by only one small organization that calls itself the Art Extraordinary Trust--the article was created by a user named artextraordinarytrust. Another user placed templates on the article questioning the notability of the subject and the fact that this read like an advertisement--these were deleted by an anonymous IP. A google search for the term "art extraordinary" reveals a very small number of occurences, all directly affilited with a single gallery/collection in Scotland. I can find no evidence that the term is in circulation more generally, thus it hardly seems to merit its own article. BTfromLA 22:12, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Merge most of the content into Outsider art, as this article contains much useful information, is just not notable enough by itself for WP. Bearian 22:25, 7 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Visual arts-related deletions.   —Ethicoaestheticist 22:55, 7 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Merge per Bearian. The Art Extraordinary Trust exists and hosted a conference on Outsider Art in 2000 and would stand a better chance of surviving AfD, but Art extraordinary  hasn't any currency as a term in its own right.--Ethicoaestheticist 23:19, 7 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Merge whatever's usable and redirect to Outsider art, where I think it's worth mentioning as a movement (the Trust and its gallery in Pittenweem have a few NewsBank hits). Gordonofcartoon 01:40, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Merge per above. Outsider art and Art extraordinary should be combined, in a separate section to the main article. Modernist 04:17, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Merge and redirect per Bearian et al. --AliceJMarkham 10:57, 8 November 2007 (UTC)


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