Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of art galleries in Colombia


 * 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 no consensus. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont)  11:14, 4 March 2019 (UTC)

List of art galleries in Colombia

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This seems like a purely promotional article of private art galleries; no attempt to establish WP:GNG for any gallery (in fact there is almost no referencing at all). Original editor seems long gone. Another editor has been trying to create individual WP articles on these galleries, one of which Beatriz Esguerra Art was an A7 CSD case (and very promotional). We could remove all the unreferenced promotional material which would leave the article almost blank. Dediced to consult with AfD instead. Britishfinance (talk) 13:05, 9 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Arts-related deletion discussions. AllyD (talk) 16:24, 9 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Colombia-related deletion discussions. AllyD (talk) 16:24, 9 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. Bakazaka (talk) 19:17, 9 February 2019 (UTC)


 * Delete. Per WP:NOTDIR WP:NOTPROMO. Only one linked entry, the rest are probably non notable. Ajf773 (talk) 20:33, 9 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Delete. As above, it fails WP:NOTDIR and appears to be WP:INDISCRIMINATE - and cannot even serve that function if it consists mostly of redlinks and promotional summaries. ComplexRational (talk) 22:23, 9 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Comment, just wondering why this list doesn't include the notable galleries/art museums at Museums and galleries subsection of Bogotá? this may be a problem with the title, could it be changed to "List of galleries and museums in Columbia"?agree with above that the list appears WP:INDISCRIMINATE and WP:PROMOTION (could also be a bit of WP:COI as creator says they are a professional columbian artist), as Bogotá article does state that the city has 58 museums and over 70 art galleries, although this is uncited. Coolabahapple (talk) 07:54, 11 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes, that struck me as weird too, why the list doesn't include the country's major art galleries, just the small private ones. And by the way, it's Colombia, not Columbia... Richard3120 (talk) 23:34, 13 February 2019 (UTC)


 * Keep According to WP:GNG, this can be a suitable way of dealing with semi-notable subjects that do not merit a full article. It is in such cases a matter of judgment which ones should be included. Th links to their websites should be removed, and at least one good third-party reference for each added.  DGG ( talk ) 00:32, 12 February 2019 (UTC)
 * I'm inclined to agree with you... just picking a few names out of the list at random, I could easily find at least one in-depth article from reliable sources on each of them. I'll see if I can add these sources in the next couple of days. Richard3120 (talk) 23:34, 13 February 2019 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Leaning Keep: I've added a reference from a reliable source to all but one of the galleries – I'm not a fan of lists in general, but this one can be sourced fairly easily, and if the major museums were added there would be a stronger case for keeping the article. Richard3120 (talk) 01:09, 16 February 2019 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, DannyS712 (talk) 00:24, 17 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Comment. Nice work .  The question is what is this article becoming?  It is still a list of private art galleries, with referencing to now prove existance, but not notability.  I think it would need a decisive "nudge" to give it stability/a future – otherwise, what would stop it from the same fate as the recently deleted "List of Wineries in Alabama"? Britishfinance (talk) 00:56, 17 February 2019 (UTC)
 * it's a valid point. I'm not very keen on lists in general on Wikipedia, I think 90% of them are badly sourced and/or full of original research – at least with this one it is possible to locate independent sources for most of the galleries. But it probably does need a clearer focus, and the addition of the major art galleries. Richard3120 (talk) 17:04, 18 February 2019 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Jovanmilic97 (talk) 14:21, 24 February 2019 (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.