Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Christopher Bathgate


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The result was delete.  Sandstein  18:34, 14 October 2018 (UTC)

Christopher Bathgate

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I did quite an extensive search and could not find good sources to support this article. The only good I found was this Baltimore Sun review; everything else was trivial, passing mentions or interviews. The WaPo source mentioned in the article is a small paragraph. Perhaps WP:TOOSOON. He is popular as a craft artist, but not in terms of in-depth coverage of his work. ThatMontrealIP (talk) 23:43, 29 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Maryland-related deletion discussions.  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 05:55, 30 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Artists-related deletion discussions.  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 05:55, 30 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Weak delete It appears to be a bit too soon, but there's also http://www.bmoreart.com/2014/09/full-time-sculptor-in-the-studio-with-chris-bathgate.html. Exhibitions at the Museum of Arts and Design, the Baltimore Museum of Art or was that the Baltimore Museum of Industry and the Craftsmanship Museum might demonstrate that Bathgate has been the subject of critical attention. There is a book about his work, but it appears to be self-published. --Vexations (talk) 16:19, 30 September 2018 (UTC)


 * Question Are either the bmoreart.com or the creators.vice.com websites considered reliable sources? I am also concerned that the article has mainly been edited by 4 SPAs at least two of which have obvious COI problems. Papaursa (talk) 22:35, 4 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Since I posted this I did some additional research on the sources I asked about and it appears neither of them are reliable sources. The vice site doesn't appear to have sufficient editorial oversight and bmoreart is a social media site that started as a blog.  I don't see the sufficient coverage required by WP:GNG or evidence he meets any of the criteria at WP:NARTIST.  Therefore, I vote to Delete this article. Papaursa (talk) 19:19, 13 October 2018 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Kpg  jhp  jm  01:27, 7 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete inadequate sourcing to show notability.John Pack Lambert (talk) 23:47, 7 October 2018 (UTC)


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