Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sindre Goksøyr (2nd nomination)


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The result was delete.  MBisanz  talk 20:35, 30 April 2016 (UTC)

Sindre Goksøyr
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BLP article about a Norwegian cartoonist, with article not having any ref's since June 2013. Unable to prove notability. I would suggest he fails to assert WP:BIO. There was a Authority control tag but it wouldn't resolve. Article has been bigger, smaller conducted as part of an edit war in 2013, which has ceased. There is an Norwegian article, but asserts dubious notability. scope_creep 02:31, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
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 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Delete. Here is the Oslo Comics Expo page mentioning him and showing him winning an award for "Best Norwegian series" for his comic Hrmf! Here is one about an exhibition he did: Sindre Goksøyr Serigraph exhibition in Gallery Briskeby, 2013 Here is a List of his published work So, the man is clearly notable. However, he is only notable in Norway. In the English language, he has never published. Therefore, he doesn't need to be in the English Wikipedia. (Note: This article was created over a decade ago by an IP in Oslo, Norway.) Best, Prhartcom (talk) 23:43, 14 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Comment, leaning toward keep [see my !vote below] . I know no Norwegian, and not enough about art, but Prhartcom's links and comments make me wonder. It doesn't matter if all of his work is in Norwegian, nor does it matter if all sources are Norwegian. If the Oslo Comics Expo Award is considered to be a major award, and Gallery Briskbe Exhibit is considered a major exhibit, then it seems to me he passes notability standards. Does anyone know how important the award and exhibition are? --Larry/Traveling_Man (talk) 18:34, 18 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Weak Keep per Prhartcom's sources. Contra his comment above the English in English Wikipedia refers only to the language in which it is written and does not limit the sources it uses nor its scope of coverage.  On the other hand, I couldn't find any better sources (such as a newspaper or magazine profile) in a quick google search and so my keep remains weak.  Eluchil404 (talk) 22:50, 18 April 2016 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 00:45, 19 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Comment. I've done a little follow up:
 * On its own website, it is said that "Galleri Briskeby is a small gallery that specializes in graphic arts." The Norwegian Wikiepdia article says little more. This might not be important enough to be useful.
 * It's hard to get a handle on the importance of the Oslo Comics Expo, or the awards it offers. I didn't find much in the way of evaluation of the expo or its awards. This might or might not be important enough to be useful.
 * I took a look at the first version of the article. It consists of some interesting claims that, if true, could point to notability: multiple publications of his work; appearance in various magazines and newspapers; a controversy over some content that got by the censor of a newspaper. Unfortunately, there were zero references. I haven't yet been motivated enough to try and track this stuff down. --Larry/Traveling_Man (talk) 02:29, 19 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Larry/Traveling_Man, okay, zero references. Do you think Keep or Delete? Prhartcom (talk) 01:35, 20 April 2016 (UTC)


 * Delete. See my comment just above this note. I haven't managed to spend any more time on this one, and at this stage there just isn't evidence of notability. --Larry/Traveling_Man (talk) 01:35, 22 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete as still not convincing for WP:CREATIVE and any necessary improvements. SwisterTwister   talk  22:35, 25 April 2016 (UTC)


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