Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Paul Couvrette (2nd nomination)


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The result was delete. czar 02:34, 14 January 2019 (UTC)

Paul Couvrette
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Highly promotional article. Previously nominated for deletion in 2009. The article largely mentions items that are routine tasks for a commercial photographer: i.e. taking pictures of people. The long list of famous people he has photographed does not contribute to his own notability, per WP:NOTINHERITED. WP:ARTIST fail as there are no history of exhibitions, monographs or permanent collections. Previous extensive efforts of good-faith editors to clean up the promotion have been largely reverted by SPA and IP additions that restored the promotional nature of the article. To quote a !voter at the first AFD, "Couvrette is a wedding and portrait photographer, runs a studio, has photographed some government officials, and has had some photos published in major magazines. Where is the significant critical attention? Where are the significant exhibitions? Where are the inclusions in the permanent collections of several notable galleries or museums?"ThatMontrealIP (talk) 02:26, 7 January 2019 (UTC)


 * Delete Yes. Earlier today I mentioned some of the same issues on the Talk page. An addition I thought was that the Awards section in particular was not noteworthy, due to the presenter not being noteworthy and the lack of sources. Additionally the same IP appears to have largely created the article and the promotional edits, as ThatMontrealIP noted. LawrenceTemple (talk) 03:36, 7 January 2019 (UTC)
 * I am just seeing them now, but your comments on the article talk page are excellent and pertinent to the AFD. I actually ended upon this page as a result of your corrections of Couvrette's genres on the List of Photographers page. Thanks.ThatMontrealIP (talk) 03:41, 7 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Ontario-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 07:08, 7 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Photography-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 07:08, 7 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Delete - Obviously promotional article. Doesn't pass WP:GNG. Skirts89 (talk) 22:42, 7 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Delete as nominated. -- Hoary (talk) 14:23, 12 January 2019 (UTC)


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