Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mike Schneider (Artist)


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The result was  d elete. - Mailer Diablo 17:40, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

Mike Schneider (Artist)

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"Experimental interdisciplinary artist". Almost certainly autobiographical. Notability not established. -- RHaworth 23:31, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Visual arts-related deletions. – Johnbod 04:08, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete The only available sources don't establish notability, because they are local, minor pieces. The article is written in a way that indicates a likely conflict of interest.  Leebo  T / C  01:12, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete it is written a lot like spam and notability is not established. AltoSax456 01:29, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep. The references appear to be articles in student newspapers, but they are still "multiple non-trivial published works from independent sources", which is enough to establish notability by Wikipedia's definition. Even if one suspects that this artist isn't very important, notability has been established. --Eastmain 01:49, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment I think that the "triviality" has to be questioned when dealing with student papers. A particular student could be very notable on their own campus, but be completely unknown elsewhere. If it was a local newspaper or magazine, that would be different. Unfortunately, there are also a lot of Mike Schneiders, making it difficult to find more sources.  Leebo  T / C  02:04, 10 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete Student newspapers vary. some do reach beyond their campus. We can't possibly accept them automatically, but we can look at them: the article in Stroud is a multi-part good but non-critical personal essay about him/The Keystone article treats it as a minor news event, not as art. I do not think in this instance they are enough to show notability beyond his own campus(es). DGG 06:54, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete - But this should have been listed on the Visual arts deletion list, which I have now (I hope) done. Johnbod 04:08, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete -- There are only two published mentions, and they are trivial. That is a very low standard of notability. There is no art historical context created in either of the articles. There is little of substance about the art as art. Bus stop 11:23, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete, article evidently fails WP:BIO Special cases Alf Photoman  17:03, 11 April 2007 (UTC)


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