Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jeremy Houghton


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was speedy keep. Speedy Keep given the nominator is a sockpuppet and there is no support for Delete. Liz Read! Talk! 17:03, 5 December 2022 (UTC)

Jeremy Houghton

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The subject of this BLP does not meet notability guidelines. After searching in good faith, was not able to find sufficient independent sources establishing notability. AmeliaWillems (talk) 17:34, 28 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Artists, Arts,  and England. Engr.  Smitty   Werben 17:48, 28 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep Seems to be notable to me. Search Google I find he was Official Artist for the 2012 Olympics, Official Wimbledon Artist, Artist in Residence for Goodwood, Artist in Residence for Northampton Saints. Some sources: BBC Northampton Saints appoint first artist in residence; Tatler Renowned artist Jeremy Houghton is creating a unique and exclusive body of work to celebrate the Jubilee; County and Town House Wimbledon Insider: Jeremy Houghton, Championship Artist; Goodwood A year in the life of Goodwood's Artist in Residence Piecesofuk (talk) 14:47, 29 November 2022 (UTC)
 * If all of the above claims were correct, I would be open to entertaining a position that the subject is notable. However, it is verifiable by a simple Google search that there was no "Official Artist of the 2012 Olympics". There was an official poster artist, and there were 12 official artists who created additional official posters, but Jeremy Houghton was not one of them. The only claims that this artist was the "Official Artist for the 2012 Olympics" come from the artist himself. While it is verifiable that this artist was an Artist in Residence at Goodwood, I would argue that being an artist in residence at a private commercial event venue that is not significant in any way in the art world does not confer any notability to an artist. Similarly, being an artist in residence for a rugby team (Northampton Saints) does not confer notability.
 * Additionally, the articles linked to above do not in my opinion meet Wikipedia's guidelines for independent sources and non-promotion. The first link (Northampton Saints appoint first artist in residence) directly quotes an official press release issued by the artist and the rugby team (Northampton Saints appoint first artist in residence). The remaining three sources linked to are PR interviews with the artist himself.
 * Ultimately, I think the question of notability here comes down to whether being an artist in residence for a couple non-significant entities like a rugby team (Northampton Saints) and a commercial event venue (Goodwood House) establishes the level of notability required for an article. AmeliaWillems (talk) 16:32, 1 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Question Excuse me AmeliaWillems, I may be reading the pages wrong, but it appears that the only article you have touched on WP is this one, and all 5 of those edits are related to AfD on this article. Am I missing something? Is there something we should know? Lamona (talk) 05:37, 1 December 2022 (UTC)
 * I acknowledge that I am a new editor and recognize that edits from new editors should be examined with extra scrutiny. I have no conflict of interest. I made the jump to become an editor after happening across this page and being surprised that a page that was such blatant self-promotion existed on WP. Just as my edits as a new editor should be examined with scrutiny, it should also be examined with scrutiny that the original creator of this page, and primary contributor, has only ever contributed to one page (this one) in their eight years as a Wikipedia contributor, and has made over 50 edits all with the clear intention of promoting the subject of the article. AmeliaWillems (talk) 15:44, 1 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep The article has a number of problems and the un-cited information needs to be removed, ditto the copy of the painting. I also note the un-acknowledged COI on User_talk:Simone_Hancox, although the COI seems pretty obvious. There are at least two reliable sources: The Daily Telegraph and The Guardian. Other sources may support some of the information here, but cleanup is needed. Lamona (talk) 20:41, 2 December 2022 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.