Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Weishan Wu


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The result was   keep. v/r - TP 18:43, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

Weishan Wu

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Most of the "base pages" (e.g. China Academy of Sculpture, Steering Art Committee, Steering Art Committee) haven't been created, and don't look notable. Therefore, this page is likely to be non-notable too, and therefore I am nominating pages for deletion. Hurricanefan25 tropical  cyclone 17:09, 6 July 2011 (UTC)
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Weak Delete - This article really tries hard to establish notability, in fact it reads like a promotional brochure instead of an encyclopedia article, focusing on long-winded generalities instead of actual concrete accomplishments, thought it certainly lists those too. There aren't alot of english language sources on this subject, that I could find, but the article does list a few. I want to say it barely passes WP:ARTIST with the awards, solo exhibits in several countries, and his giant sculpture of Laozi, but then almost none of these things that would establish his notability by association are even mentioned on wikipedia elsewhere, and his name is mentioned nowhere else on wikipedia. I'd say this one fits into WP:Semi-notability. If he's had some impact on the world then an article about one of those things he's impacted should mention him. Just not notable enough to merit his own article, or at least the article doesn't establish that he is. Metal.lunchbox (talk) 23:57, 6 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete - When I was searching Yahoo, I found one article mentioning him here, but that's it. I found a book written by him on Google Books. SwisterTwister   talk  06:00, 7 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment. I do not have time for a more careful look at the moment, but it appears that he is usually referred to as "Wu Weishan" (rather than as Weishan Wu"). There are quite a few sources when searching for the "Weishan Wu", e.g. ,, (although many of these appear to come from Chinese government websites/sources). Nsk92 (talk) 13:24, 7 July 2011 (UTC)

Keep - there seem to be quite a lot of sources indicating he is a notable (eg  famed sculptor) sculptor that easily pass our notability requirement. . This source Wu Wei-shan at the Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge would seem alone enough. (Msrasnw (talk) 23:33, 8 July 2011 (UTC))
 * To be more precise - seems to meet Creative Professionals No. 4 b, c and d The person's work has been a substantial part of a significant exhibition won significant critical attention and is represented within the permanent collections of several notable galleries or museums. (Msrasnw (talk) 00:26, 12 July 2011 (UTC))

Weak Keep - I'll agree that he seems to meet the above mentioned criteria. Article needs work, but subject seems to pass notability. Metal.lunchbox (talk) 03:36, 12 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep; seems to be notable, per Msrasnw, although the content needs some cleanup. Having redlinks in an article doesn't mean the subject is non-notable - it's more likely to mean that the article is in an area where wikipedia needs more content. bobrayner (talk) 21:35, 12 July 2011 (UTC)
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