Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jan Škorka


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The result was   delete. Courcelles 01:00, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

Jan Škorka

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Possible hoax. Two modified Google searches mainly bring up either passing mentions or Wikipedia mirrors, and the ones that don't actually don't mention this person's name after all. In addition, the article was created by an IP in September 2005 who hasn't been on Wikipedia since.  Erpert  Who is this guy? 01:47, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete Having originally tagged it as possible hoax (see my comments on article talk page) I've done some further research and can find nothing of any notable substance at all Sitush (talk) 04:41, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete - from this it seems that he does exist, and you can even buy his works; but in the absence of any better information he does not seem to be notable to the standard of WP:CREATIVE. In particular, I can't find anything substantial about the "School of Skorkism", and as he is its only member it does not seem to have been "significant", which might have satisfied #2 of WP:CREATIVE. JohnCD (talk) 12:25, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
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 * Delete That you can apparently buy a small oil painting of his for 56 euros does not suggest he meets the notability criteria, nor does anything else in the article. Johnbod (talk) 15:09, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete It is definitely not a hoax:, . Naïve painting is a popular art genre in the Czech Republic nowadays. There are several notable artists working in this style and many good craftspeople who utilize the current wave of popularity of the genre. I can't find any reliable sources (Czech or English) indicating that Jan Škorka is a notable artist for Wikipedia. --Vejvančický (talk | contribs) 19:15, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
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