Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/X-8 (artist)

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The result of the debate was Keep. Deathphoenix ʕ 14:16, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] X-8 (artist)

I marked this db-bio originally, but am changing to AfD. I see no assertion of notability. The closest is that an art magazine did an article on him, but the rest of it is mostly "drank nyquil" and "supported the LA death rock scene" and whatnot. - CHAIRBOY (☎) 04:04, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

Whoops, messed up the original nom and forgot to list it. Re-listed under current. - CHAIRBOY (☎) 02:38, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

• Delete per my nomination. - CHAIRBOY
• Keep Flipside is well known among punk rock circles, or was 10 years ago. This isn't just an ego-tripping page (although it is probably that too) Brianski 00:44, 25 April 2006 (UTC)(☎) 04:04, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

Why delete this? I think that someone involved in this narrow field of visionary art should be mentioned. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 64.81.244.128 (talk • contribs).

x-8 has had many exhibitions and his work is featured in galleries around the world. I was looking him up on the web and was delighted to find a wikipedia article. It could be edited to be factual and thus conform to Wikipedia principles - I think that x-8 deserves to be featured. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 81.168.109.169 (talk • contribs).

• Delete, vanity incog 02:39, 26 April 2006 (UTC)
• Keep but rewrite. Reads like self-promotion. ℬastique▼^parℓer♥^voir♑ 17:29, 9 May 2006 (UTC)
• Neutral Rewrite definately if it stays. Some self-promotion, not totally unnotable artist. Alot of the individual points are not notable junk.--Nick Y. 03:21, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
• Strong keep For a start he has been given international recognition and is listed as an Outsider artist by Henry Boxer the editor of noted Raw Vision. Wiki needs to build up its contemporary art coverage. Tyrenius 05:10, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
• Keep Seems really wierd, and some self-promotion, but at least slightly notable.--Eva ^db 18:05, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
• Keep - exhibited and represented artist, co-founder of well known publication within a notable genre. Agree it could do with a rewrite but that shouldn't reflect on the subject. Ac@osr 18:03, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

Hi. I posted the article. It was my first. I used his bio as a template. If anyone would like to help rewrite, that's fine.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.130.195.108 (talk • contribs) .

• Well done on your first contribution. Please don't let this AfD put you off. It's just an attempt to maintain standards and make sure. A lot of vanity articles with no notability get put on Wiki all the time. Tyrenius 08:46, 13 May 2006 (UTC)
• Weak delete Not completely sure about this one, and I don't want to bite a newbie. Runcorn 19:45, 15 May 2006 (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.