Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sunil Padwal


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The result was   keep. -- RoySmith (talk) 01:30, 6 August 2014 (UTC)

Sunil Padwal

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Article written in a way that seems to be inclined towards promotion. The subject seems to be mentioned in many newspapers and magazines, although mostly either in interviews or as a passing mention. No notable achievements can be noticed apart from news about the subject exhibiting his works in and outside India. -- SaHiL (talk) 07:40, 28 July 2014 (UTC)
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 * Comment - significant amounts were copy-pasted from online gallery bios, so I've removed these promotional paragraphs. He won awards in the 1990s, though I'm not in a position to decide whether they were important awards - they seem to be awards for up-and-coming artists, so maybe he hasn't 'come' yet? Sionk (talk) 08:31, 28 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Weak keep - I agree the article wasn't good, but Padwal's work (particularly his 2008 Mumbai solo show) had multiple lengthy reviews. His other exhibitions have had some coverage, though several (as the nominator says) are mainly interview format. Meets the very minimum for WP:ARTIST and I suspect (though I haven't been able to do an in-depth search) he may be one of India's more notable contemporary artists. Sionk (talk) 09:01, 28 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Comment - I agree that the article just barely manages to touch base at WP:ARTIST, in which case the article needs major rework.It still feels like an essay when i read it :D . It seems to have a biased point of view ; no neutrality - SaHiL (talk) 10:00, 28 July 2014 (UTC)
 * That can be a problem with articles about artists. 'Art speak' can sound pretentious and promotional. I think it's okay in small doses if it is well sourced. Like you say, the article needs work to improve it. Sionk (talk) 16:48, 28 July 2014 (UTC)


 * Comment - very poorly cited, I'd like to see more work to rescue this before I agree to go along with it. Bearian (talk) 23:00, 28 July 2014 (UTC)
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 * Keep Winner of "The Society Young Achiever's Awards" (Fine arts, 2004). Besides numerous mentions of his exhibitions in newspapers, he is included in Citibank Corporate Collection citibank.co.in/sunil-padwal.html, which they call "India's Modern Masters". His biographies are present at numerous gallery sites, . Redtigerxyz Talk 17:25, 29 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Comment : Society Young Achiever's Awards is an award given out by Society magazine. Cannot find any reliable sources on the notability of the award. SaHiL (talk) 06:09, 31 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep - per WP:N and WP:V. There is significant coverage in public media. We can remove uncited information.  C ute st Penguin '''  {talk • contribs} 17:27, 3 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep -the article is a true accident scene but there are little rays of sunshine that could make for a good article. It will need a complete rewrite and better sourcing but the sources are out there to prove WP:NotabilityCanyouhearmenow 00:01, 6 August 2014 (UTC)
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