Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Russna Kaur


 * 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 delete.  Sandstein  06:55, 7 June 2021 (UTC)

Russna Kaur

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BLP of a young artist who has some exhibitions and won a prize but does not meet WP:ARTIST. Probably too soon. Mccapra (talk) 08:53, 30 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Artists-related deletion discussions. Mccapra (talk) 08:53, 30 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Women-related deletion discussions. Mccapra (talk) 08:53, 30 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Delete We don't get beyond WP:GNG Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 09:13, 30 May 2021 (UTC)
 * The article appears to have been created as part of an educational assignment. I do not know how this subject was selected, but it is probably a disappointing experience for a student to see one's work get deleted. Perhaps it is worth pointing out that an writing about an emerging artist is a poor choice. By definition, emerging is not notable. As a subject, a recent MFA graduate (2019) working as a sessional instructor at the same school where they graduated, written by a student at that same school is less than ideal. I'd be interested to hear from the instructor, why this subject was assigned for the class. I suspect there may be something we missed. It is not mentioned in the article for example that one of the "notable works" listed in the infobox was acquired by the Vancouver Art Gallery for its permanent collection . Vexations (talk) 12:20, 30 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Weak keep I added to the article the collection that Vexations found. A search did not find more collections, but she seems to be doing Museum shows (example). Notability is borderline, but I think it's pretty obvious it's heading in the direction of being clear, fairly soon. Regarding cutting special breaks for substandard student work, I don't think this is a good idea. We are building an encyclopedia, not training students; in many ways their needs are irrelevant to our mission, and  I am unaware of another group that gets a special break for creating poor articles. --- Possibly (talk) 18:37, 30 May 2021 (UTC)
 * , I did not mean to imply that we should lower our standards for articles submitted by students. I frequently see students or new participants at edit-a-thons working on articles that have been suggested by them. When I make such a suggestion, I only do so when I'm sure that the subject can pass an AfD. I assume/hope that organizers and instructors do the same. So when such an article comes up at AfD, I think it would be helpful to hear from the student and the instructor. Unfortunately, I too often see that the creators have already stopped editing Wikipedia by the time the article is nominated, so we don't hear from them. That's a missed opportunity. Vexations (talk) 20:31, 30 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Ontario-related deletion discussions.  Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 19:18, 30 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Weak delete there's not much to go on besides one of her works being in the collection of the Vancouver Art Gallery. The sources are mainly from the Burrard Arts Foundation, where she showed her work, or the Emily Carr University of Art and Design, where she's an instructor. Apart from that, there's a media release and a small town newspaper article. I would need to see more independent sourcing to change my vote. Curiocurio (talk) 00:39, 31 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete - The artist doesn't qualify for WP:NARTIST at this point. All coverage is passing or local Richmond BC papers. One art at the VAG isn't enough to qualify as being a notable artist. WP:TOOSOON. When I host edit-a-thons and consult on educational editing events I always review every subject, before people invest time in writing articles about it, to ensure the subject meets notability. I hope others will do the same in the future. Missvain (talk) 15:59, 1 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete No in depth Coverage. Sonofstar (talk) 13:32, 3 June 2021 (UTC)


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