Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nicola Casini


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The result was delete. Ad Orientem (talk) 01:15, 3 July 2018 (UTC)

Nicola Casini

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The cited sources are: Searches of the usual Google types found nothing stronger.
 * 1) Unfortunately not online, so difficult to evaluate, but an interview, so may be primary and may lack independence.
 * 2) A book review. Whether the source is reliable is unclear.
 * 3) The self-publisher of his second book, not independent.
 * 4) Something he wrote for GQ Italia, not independent.
 * 5) A credit line in Rough Italia, not significant coverage.
 * 6) A list of his columns for GQ Italia, not independent.
 * 7) A credit line for an advert, not significant coverage.
 * 8) A brief announcement in GQ Italia of his photo exhibition, not significant coverage.
 * 9) An employee listing, not independent and not significant coverage.

Accomplishments:
 * As a writer - He wrote at least 46 pieces for GQ Italia Online, most under 100 words. His first publisher, Blu di Prussia Editore, is defunct, but appears to have been a self-publishing house, based on . His second publisher, Edarc Edizioni, is a self-publisher. Google Books describes his third book, Flesh&Soul, as Autopubblicato (self-published). Whether literary.it is a reliable source for book reviews is unclear, but a single review for a corpus of three self-published books that are not held by the National Central Library of Rome or any WorldCat libraries is not the mark of a notable author.
 * As a photographer - He has had photos published in magazines and in advertising. That doesn't make him stand out from run-of-the-mill professional photographers. In ten years he has had one photo exhibition, has self-published one photo book, and has been interviewed by one photo magazine. This is not the career of a notable photographer.

This was accepted at Articles for creation, meaning the reviewer felt it would probably survive a listing at AfD. It was DEPROD'ed on the grounds that evidence of notability is cited. I respect both actions, but believe that under further examination the article does not stand up, that the subject doesn't meet WP:GNG or WP:BIO. It's time to test that here. Worldbruce (talk) 18:37, 25 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. Worldbruce (talk) 18:38, 25 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Photography-related deletion discussions. Worldbruce (talk) 18:38, 25 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Italy-related deletion discussions. Worldbruce (talk) 18:38, 25 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Fashion-related deletion discussions. Worldbruce (talk) 18:39, 25 June 2018 (UTC)


 * Delete. Doesn't appear to meet WP:NAUTHOR, nor would the book review count as notability of the writer in any case, even if it were reliable. Interviews are generally not considered independent. Impressed with the amount of effort that went into reviewing this article by, as it could easily have been simply passed over as 'borderline'. But in light of the critique above, I think it is clear that he is short of the line for notability. Note: I was linked to this discussion due to my actions in deproding the article previously (it had been contested previously). —  Insertcleverphrasehere (or here)  21:57, 25 June 2018 (UTC)


 * Comment - I also appreciate Worldbruce's work on this. ~Kvng (talk) 16:11, 28 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete per Worldbruce and Fails WP:NAUTHOR and WP:GNG.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 00:33, 3 July 2018 (UTC)


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