Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Luis German Cajiga (2nd nomination)


 * 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   keep.  Sandstein  05:37, 12 May 2009 (UTC)

Luis German Cajiga
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 * Not a recognizable person to have an article on Wikipedia Burhan Ahmed  (talk • contribs) 00:34, 27 April 2009 (UTC)


 * How do you determine that this is not a recognizable person? What, in your estimation, would be considered recognizable?  A man such as Luis German Cajiga has not only made great strides as an artist, but he has inspired many artists.  He has plastered the Puerto Rican culture onto his paintings.  Your comment that he is not a recognizable person is an insult to many.  TRJDupont (talk) 01:49, 27 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete The article does not demonstrate notability as require by the WP:Notability guidelines. The main editor is producing a series of fairly spammy articles with the self-proclaimed aim of bringing PR artists to a wider audience. The tone of the response above is typical with unsourced promotional claims jimfbleak (talk) 05:33, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, – Juliancolton  &#124; Talk 00:23, 4 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete appears to be spam for a gallery. No non-trivial references.  Note that what appear to be references are not what constitute reliable resources and that the article is basically unreferenced, especially the more important aspects.  Drawn Some (talk) 00:56, 4 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Comment: I'm neutral on this one, but I felt this source might be helpful in this discussion, even though it won't be good for proving notability unless it is restored... There is a Google cache up of a bio that was on the Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration website. See: http://74.125.95.132/search?q=cache:3YgmIdcsIp0J:www.prfaa.com/aboutpr.asp%3Fid%3D98+Luis+German+Cajiga&cd=9&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us Jo7hs2 (talk) 01:03, 4 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Puerto Rico-related deletion discussions.  --  J mundo 03:15, 4 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep According to the State University of New  York where his art is exhibited in a permanent collection the subject " was arguably the most influential of the artists working in the silkscreen medium in Puerto Rico." 1 (note the citation to a book).  His art is part of the permanent collection of several museums of Puerto Rico including the Museum of Art of Puerto Rico, 2 and house-museum of the first elected governor of Puerto Rico, 3. He is  the subject of study in a  course in the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute, "Outstanding artist of the fifties are....Luis G. Cajigas" and the University of Puerto Rico 4. In this case, more online sources would help but  Art in Puerto Rico is a neglected topic by popular media. -- J mundo 03:59, 4 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Weak Keep: After a careful review of the sources Jmundo has provided, along with an independent check of Google, GScholar, Amazon, and Yahoo, I consider notability to be VERY narrowly established by the sources availible, but this is more a judgment call than a clear-cut case of established notability. While I am concerned that the article may be asserting more importance than maybe is merited, the subject does appear notable, if only slightly over the line. As such, I weakly support keeping the article, but would hope for significant changes/improvements, and an attempt to find more sources in print media. Jo7hs2 (talk) 11:06, 4 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Weak keep. He is known outside Puerto Rico, with a scattering of press coverage, e.g. designed a poster for Hispanic Heritage Month in NY in 1997, and a mural for Heineken in 2002. Fences and windows (talk) 23:03, 10 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment: Good find! That Heineken source is very helpful, as it asserts he is an "internationally acclaimed" artist. In my mind that certainly strengthens my support to the very strongest form of "weak keep" possible without a solid keep. It isn't a slam-dumk, however as it asserts that of several artists at once, and could be mere puffing. Stronger sources would certainly still be helpful in proving notability. Jo7hs2 (talk) 23:31, 10 May 2009 (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.