Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Liu Maoshan


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The result was delete. Patar knight - chat/contributions 01:54, 13 September 2016 (UTC)

Liu Maoshan

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Appears to be self-promotional (with the text appearing to be taken from promotional Web pages), and while I am not well-versed in this area, the person does not jump out at me as being notable. Delete unless shown otherwise. --Nlu (talk) 15:57, 5 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete non-notable painted. Wikipedia is not Linkedin.John Pack Lambert (talk) 17:47, 5 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Artists-related deletion discussions. North America1000 18:51, 5 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Visual arts-related deletion discussions. North America1000 18:51, 5 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of China-related deletion discussions. North America1000 18:51, 5 September 2016 (UTC)


 * Weak delete Problem, I see with this article that it's written with highly promotional tone. There are some actual facts, that may maintain notability claim. Article mentions he has works in museum's permanent collections, which is pass per WP:ARTIST, but I couldn't find any confirmation for this online. Also, these articles in Russian and  claim he is a vice chairman of Chinese Association of Painters, which is a quite a position. So, there may be some notability in this case, but unless we have sources that confirm it, can't pass it. Arthistorian1977 (talk) 08:55, 7 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete - violates WP:BLP as completely lacking any reliable and independent sources. Leadership in an artists's guild, closed shop, collective, or labor union does not confer notability automatically; he's a glorified shop steward. There is zero evidence any of his work appears in any major museum or art gallery anywhere in the Western world, that is, the purported subject of his art! (No, Russia, is not part of the West as far as that genre of art is concerned.) Bearian (talk) 19:42, 12 September 2016 (UTC)
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