Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bill Gaskins


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The result was no consensus. The article has changed quite a bit since first being listed here, but I'm hesitant to relist a third time. No prejudice toward a quick renomination, where participants can take a fresh look. –  Juliancolton  &#124; Talk 00:34, 7 August 2015 (UTC)

Bill Gaskins

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I believe this person fails WP:ARTIST. He has published one book but don't think it meets the criteria of a well known or significant piece of work. He is a member of the Cornell faculty but a minor member Gbawden (talk) 11:20, 15 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Comment. Gaskins appears to be a fairly major artist, but the article is currently lacking references to demonstrate this.  Perhaps at this stage, it would make more sense to redevelop as an article on his best-known work, the book Good And Bad Hair.--Pharos (talk) 20:41, 15 July 2015 (UTC)
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 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 08:57, 22 July 2015 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Keep I edited the article to try and improve it, although parts (e.g. the lede) still need work and better citing. There's a couple of substantial news stories about him, various shorter references (he's actually quite widely cited), and a lengthy interview in the academic journal Nka: Journal of Contemporary African Art, which together establish him as a notable person per WP:GNG. Colapeninsula (talk) 13:52, 22 July 2015 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Davewild (talk) 07:16, 30 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete. Where are you guys getting your information? He's an associate professor (fails WP:PROF), with no extensive coverage from independent and reliable sources. He's appeared to have written a handful of publications, none of which is cited more than a handful times. Clearly non-notable. The lede states he "explores the intersection of black hair and critical analysis of the portraiture" - HUH? FoCuSandLeArN (talk) 21:42, 2 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep per WP:HEY. The AFD has led to serious improvement, sourcing of this article on an artist with a varied career, including a long feature on his photography in a big-city daily .  While I do see where Nom was coming from, a more thorought WP:BEFORE would have shown that this artist passes WP:CREATIVE.E.M.Gregory (talk) 21:09, 4 August 2015 (UTC)


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