Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Noritoshi Hirakawa


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The result was nom withdrawn, article looks a bit better now. Sr13 04:36, 21 July 2007 (UTC)

Noritoshi Hirakawa

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Essay, perhaps promotional and anyway written in BA-art-history-speak, on some photographer for whose work unreferenced claims are made. Not verifiable, and rather awful in its current state. Hoary 10:52, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Withdraw. Not all of the references that JulesH has dug up are impressive, but one or two are. The article was crap but now it isn't. (Nothing in what I read suggests to me that Hirakawa's works are of more than minimal interest or value, but maybe that's just my PoV and of course it is by the way.) Good job JulesH! -- Hoary 12:00, 18 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Keep Article needs improving, but that isn't cause to delete it. Artist is notable per WP:BIO ("The person's work either (a) has become a significant monument, (b) has been a substantial part of a significant exhibition, (c) has won significant critical attention, or (d) is represented within the permanent collections of several notable galleries, museums or internationally significant libraries."): Sources include the one linked in the article,         JulesH 11:18, 16 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete this bit of trash . There is no encyclopedic content in the article. There is no {scant} evidence of notability, no {or scant} evidence of a significant exhibition, publication, collection or body of work. There are no sources. {Sources must be improved - if possible.} The writing is awful, strongly POV, and inappropriate for Wikipedia. And the article isn't even about the alleged photographer, only an incoherent polemic . This article fails any serious evaluation of its worth. Pinkville 11:45, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment How would you define a significant exhibition? This artist has been exhibited in major galleries worldwide.  His work has been commented on favourably by independent publications.  What else do you want? JulesH 15:44, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Reply Well, after the rewrite it's certainly better than it was. But has Hirakawa had any solo exhibitions? What has he published? There's still no substance to this article - even as a stub it ought to have substance. Pinkville 01:40, 17 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Keep per above 128.97.247.130 11:20, 16 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Comment I have improved the article. JulesH 14:47, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete I'm not convinced that the person is notable by anything included in the article or anything I found online. NobutoraTakeda 15:10, 16 July 2007 (UTC) This user has been banned and !vote has been stricken.
 * Keep, I think based on what is posted that he is notable.Callelinea 15:18, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep, passes WP:BIO on the basis of the excellent WP:HEY by JulesH. --Dhartung | Talk 21:22, 16 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Visual arts-related deletions. – Tyrenius 00:45, 17 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Keep the sources prove notablilty.  Pats Sox Princess  01:17, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep per above general discussion, esp. WP:HEY. Bearian 21:29, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Speedy keep based on the commentary above plus the nomination has been withdrawn. Burntsauce 17:35, 20 July 2007 (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.