Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kasper Weiss


 * 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   delete.  MBisanz  talk 01:53, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

Kasper Weiss

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Unsourced BLP, does not appear to be a notable artist, possibly even a hoax: I can't find any Google hits about him. Most Google hits appear to be about a musician of the same name, or match the German words Kasper weiß ("Caspar knows").  Sandstein  21:20, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete. The artist looks to be in his seventies. There's no point in having an article about him as he probably won't release another record; that is, if he even exists at all. As noted above, there are no Google hits on him, only for a musician of the same name. Top  Gear  Freak  21:26, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Speedy delete Clear cut hoax. Ten Pound Hammer  and his otters • (Broken clamshells • Otter chirps • HELP) 22:54, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete Yes, I'm inclined to believe that this might be a clever hoax. If he's so important as the article claims, there's no way that there can be zero google hits for him.  C h a m a l  talk 14:22, 4 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Explaination he is most certainly not a hoax. i have several survey books of contemporary german art that is in. i work at an organization that he did a project with in 70's. i posted this article because i teach a class on visual art here and i use his work to teach students every semester. perhaps i should rewrite so as not to imply that he widely known. i do understand that he is not a very well known artist in america (although many german artists know his work quite well). there is book of his being translated in english, so hopefully that will change and he will become more well known in the future. however, if rewriting to not over blow his importance is what is needed, then i can do that. also, so you know, weiß is in fact the correct german for Weiss. it translates in english into White (not 'knows'). it is a very common german name.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mit-art-locale (talk • contribs) 20:50, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I was about to close this as a delete. It clearly looks as if this fellow existed, but what I'm uncertain of upon reading the article is the significance of his work.  The article doesn't indicate why he is notable.  I ask Mit-art-locale: why was he notable?  What were his pieces of work.  Please add these to the article.  I'm going to move this to the most recent AfD page so it will run for another 5 days -- Samir 23:41, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached. Please add new comments below this notice. Samir 23:45, 7 December 2008 (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.