Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Xavier ruffin


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The result was   delete.  MBisanz  talk 03:06, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

Xavier ruffin

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No reliable sources. Also COI, as article was duplicated in author's userspace. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • (Broken clamshells • Otter chirps • HELP) 03:24, 19 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete - Seems to me that the editor is writing about himself, but I'm not sure. JonCatalán(Talk) 03:34, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
 * I'm wondering that myself but it's also possible he doesn't know about subpages and is using his userpage for the draft. --Ron Ritzman (talk) 03:40, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

It is made clear by his many accolades that Xavier Ruffin is a noteworthy person. If not for his art work, at least for his inspirational story—a young homeless boy, the son of two drug addicts becomes a successful artist and designer with shows at the Smithsonian in Washington D.C.—

There is also the ORI movement that he is pushing forward with a small collective of people. The concept of "art work emitting from the original source with in" through digital media, which has yet to be elaborated on in the article.

and yes, I am or better was ignorent of sub pages and used my user page as a draft. As instucted by wikipedia. —Preceding unsigned comment added by X2541 (talk • contribs) 03:52, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
 * I'd suggest you read WP:BIO first. Just having a hard childhood doesn't make you notable. I've found no evidence that he's had shows at the Smithsonian, and even that isn't a very strong claim of notability. Ten Pound Hammer  and his otters • (Broken clamshells • Otter chirps • HELP) 05:04, 19 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Comment: If this is kept it needs to be rewritten so that it does not read like a vanity page. And Ruffin should be capitalized unless it is the artist's preference to leave it lower case. TallNapoleon (talk) 05:46, 19 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete. Unverifiable autobio, minor awards, fails WP:BIO. Inspirational background is not amongst criteria for inclusion, I wish the subject of the article to grow notable, *then* be featured on Wikipedia. Equendil Talk 08:13, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete. fails NOTABIITY. Kittybrewster  &#9742;  08:46, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete the subject simply fails the requirements for inclusion which are covered at WP:N and WP:V Jasynnash2 (talk) 08:54, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete: obvious conflict of interest. Alexius08 is welcome to talk about his contributions. 09:08, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Not to be a pain or make myself even more unpopular but WP:COI isn't a valid reason for deletion as I understand things. Jasynnash2 (talk) 09:10, 19 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete for lack of notability and coverage in secondary sources. Huon (talk) 09:27, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment without spending time to review the article. The AFD template in the article didn't link to this discussion, so I fixed it. Some time should pass to allow everyone to access this discussion from the article.  Royal broil  14:24, 20 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Living people-related deletion discussions. --Erwin85Bot (talk) 00:01, 21 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Visual arts-related deletion discussions.   --  Fabrictramp  |  talk to me  18:01, 21 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete College undergraduate, not notable yet. Johnbod (talk) 18:08, 21 September 2008 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.