Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lincoln Townley (2nd nomination)


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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Jovanmilic97 (talk) 16:58, 15 November 2018 (UTC)

Lincoln Townley
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article that fails WP:NARTIST and GNG Dom from Paris (talk) 16:37, 8 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Artists-related deletion discussions. Dom from Paris (talk) 16:38, 8 November 2018 (UTC)
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 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of England-related deletion discussions.  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 17:38, 8 November 2018 (UTC)


 * Delete there is quite a bit of coverage in poor sources like the Daily Mail and other tabloid-type publications. There are many mentions related to his wife, and to his promotion of Bitcoin. As a whole, the coverage is very low-quality and promotional. About the best I could find was this Evening Standard 'article' which might actually be a paid promotional piece-- see the sponsor tag. Fails GNG.ThatMontrealIP (talk) 00:14, 9 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Changed to Keep. there is a lot of coverage, some of which is minimally OK:
 * Telegraph: Lincoln Townley: 'I was rejected 93 times, but now I've created my own art world'
 * The Express: The ex-addict who's been called the next Andy Warhol
 * Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Lincoln Townley: 'The next Andy Warhol' holds first Australian exhibition
 * Manchester Evening News: Lincoln Townley displays dramatic art showcasing drink turmoil before sobriety with wife Denise Welch.
 * That seems like plenty enough coverage for GNG.ThatMontrealIP (talk) 00:33, 9 November 2018 (UTC)


 * Comment, Townley exhiting at the Freud Museum, National Gallery, Somerset House, Royal Academy of Arts, Saatchi Gallery, and Brisbane Powerhouse amongst others (according to his website so will need reliable sources) also contributes to him meeting WP:ARTIST. Coolabahapple (talk) 10:45, 9 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep -- This is a clear pass of the GNG. What was nom thinking?  Besides the sources listed by ThatMontrealIP there are plenty of others.  Here's one from the Huff Post as well. 192.160.216.52 (talk) 15:00, 9 November 2018 (UTC)
 * I actualyl had to scrape quite deep to find those sources. I would AGF of the nominator on this one, as there is an enormous amount of bad sourcing out there that talks about Townley in a cursory way either as the husband of someone famous or as a millionaire playboy. We're all volunteers here.ThatMontrealIP (talk) 01:46, 10 November 2018 (UTC)


 * Keep - From the sources mentioned above and from the content and sources in the article, one of which is an interview in The Daily Telegraph, he seems to meet WP:NARTIST and WP:GNG. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 21:05, 9 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep per above. Arthistorian1977 (talk) 11:46, 14 November 2018 (UTC)


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