Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Leila Alaoui


 * 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The result was nomination withdrawn. Withdrawn by nominator. (non-admin closure) JMHamo (talk) 00:49, 23 January 2016 (UTC)

Leila Alaoui

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Non-notable, and while her death is tragic, seems to fail WP:NOTMEMORIAL JMHamo (talk) 21:06, 19 January 2016 (UTC)
 * NOMINATION WITHDRAWN JMHamo (talk) 00:49, 23 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Let's not be hasty. Give the article a few days to be developed by editors and then decide whether the subject is non-notable. MurielMary (talk) 07:18, 20 January 2016 (UTC)


 * Keep Artforum reports on her death and cites her notable accomplishments. Meets WP:Artist Mduvekot (talk) 19:28, 20 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Photography-related deletion discussions.  sst  ✈  01:22, 20 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Morocco-related deletion discussions.  sst  ✈  01:22, 20 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of France-related deletion discussions.  sst  ✈  01:22, 20 January 2016 (UTC)


 * Keep She would have passed GNG even before her death. Look at source dates. Megalibrarygirl (talk) 21:55, 20 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep Notable photographer and video artist : many exhibitions in Morocco, France (Institut du Monde Arabe, Maison de la Photographie), Germany, Denmark, Lebanon, etc. --Alain Schneider (talk) 22:32, 20 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep. NY Times Obit.--Jahaza (talk) 02:28, 21 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep - after doing quite a bit of work on this article I'd say that Alaoui would have been considered notable even before her death. Her employment by high profile clients such as Amnesty International and ECHO signify a reputation for quality art. Also, as noted above, obituaries were published in mainstream media (NYTimes) and in art circles (Art Forum). MurielMary (talk) 08:53, 21 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep - NYT obit is an obvious sign of notability, in addition to other notable art-related sources. Seazzy (talk) 15:09, 21 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep - Her work and name appears internationally. CNN, BBC, NY, amnestyinternational, WN, rajasthanpartrika.tv, morrocoworldnews, africajournalismtheworld, etc. 117.216.26.147 (talk) 03:16, 22 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep - according to NYT, her work has been displayed around the world, and she was called "one of the most promising photographers of her generation". -Zanhe (talk) 05:34, 22 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep. This article cites plenty of reliable sources that substantiate notability. -- Notecardforfree (talk) 16:47, 22 January 2016 (UTC)
 * JMHamo please close this discussion and remove the tag, given the strong support for Keep above. Thanks. MurielMary (talk) 18:11, 22 January 2016 (UTC)


 * The poor initial quality of the article was enough to flag it for deletion. Opening with "Non-notable" makes me wonder who paid to have this article deleted.
 * Keep - The article itself is irrelevant. It's the subject that the AFD process examines (with some exceptions). This person passes WP:GNG by a mile. Multiple independent and secondary sources cover this person in-depth, and this article is a clear keep.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   00:50, 23 January 2016 (UTC)


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