Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Carolein Smit


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The result was   Speedy Keep

Carolein Smit

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Promotional article with no evidence of notability. Wikic¤l¤gyt@lk to M£ 04:36, 8 March 2015 (UTC)
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Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, N ORTH A MERICA 1000 05:52, 15 March 2015 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, N ORTH A MERICA 1000 04:34, 22 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep Although the current version of the article is terrible, she is an artist who has had a major exhibition of 60 of her sculptures at the Kunsthal, a respected art museum in Rotterdam. That makes her notable. Cullen328  Let's discuss it  06:36, 22 March 2015 (UTC)
 * There is also coverage of her in a book called Contemporary Ceramics. Cullen328  Let's discuss it  06:46, 22 March 2015 (UTC)
 * I have expanded the article, adding several new references. I believe that she meets WP:ARTIST as a result of solo exhibitions at major museums. Cullen328  Let's discuss it  06:29, 23 March 2015 (UTC)


 * Keep as per Cullen328.    WordSeventeen (talk) 03:49, 27 March 2015 (UTC)


 * Keep. Although it's possible that this article was originally COI-generated, Having an item in the Victoria and Albert Museum (acquired in 2010), and a beautiful one at that, certainly presents an international notability. Softlavender (talk) 06:46, 27 March 2015 (UTC) UPDATE: She actually has three pieces in the V&A Museum: . Softlavender (talk) 09:03, 27 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Actually, it seems that that the article was started by a new editor acting in good faith at a Wikipedia Women's Edit-a-thon, and I see no evidence of a COI. The editor signed up at Meetup/Morgantown/ArtAndFeminism, and created this article minutes later. It is unlikely that an editor in West Virginia has a COI regarding an artist in Holland. Cullen<sup style="color:#707">328  Let's discuss it  06:55, 27 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Ah, OK, thanks Cullen; I thought due to the original relative cluelessness and promotional tone and the fact that it's the only article edited by the user, that it might be the artist herself. Striking that part of my comments. Thanks for expanding, citing, and cleaning up the article -- well done. Softlavender (talk) 07:04, 27 March 2015 (UTC)


 * Keep. I like that crying dog. Pity we can't nominate it at Featured picture candidates ... it's probably not free... Hafspajen (talk) 09:36, 27 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Nomination withdrawn: per the above arguments. Many thanks,, you are such a brilliant editor.
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