Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Joseph Minton

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.

The result was delete. alphaChimp^(talk) 00:09, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Joseph Minton

Delete. The subject of this article does not appear to meet the criteria of WP:BIO. His acclaim is not verified by any sources. ^{[Check Google hits]} shows about 1,300 results, but in the first 5 pages there are few mentions of him specifically. Most of the hits are for a writer and an antiques dealer who may or may not be the Joseph Minton in question. Prod tag (which I added) was removed. ... discospinster _talk 00:22, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

• Delete' dot dot dot. Danny Lilithborne 00:33, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete Non-notable.UberCryxic 00:39, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
• Cautious Delete Notability seems to be an issue. The page was only created today, so obviously little work has been done on it. I think if verifiable claims of being shown at major exhibitions or museums can pop up, or multiple articles in periodicals perhaps the article deserves a spot. As the article is now, however, there is little to support his "claim to fame". Xiliquiern 00:46, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete pending some claim to notability appropriate for an artist. FrozenPurpleCube 00:48, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

• I apologize, I think I removed the tag while I was edditing this. I am the person who added the artist in the first place. I am a little new at this.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Mr. Life Bender (talk • contribs) 00:51, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

• Delete actually I kind of like some of his paintings [1] (in particular The Drunk is nice, really). But I am afraid we have a problem with WP:BIO. Until we can find third-party reliable sources (and that won't be on the web, his website was all I could find) I'm afraid this has to get the axe. Pascal.Tesson 01:10, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

extra comment we should probably speedy delete the image though as it is quite clearly a copyright violation, unless of course Joseph Minton put it there but then we would have another problem... Pascal.Tesson 01:12, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

• Delete, no assertion of notability as an artist. NawlinWiki 05:03, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per above.UberCryxic 15:08, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

I just invested some time in it.

--TWrex 00:28, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

• Keep I think this is a beneficial and applicable entry. The art is clearly real? --TWrex 01:08, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

• I am the artist and I added the art after I received the request. My art is very dear to me and it is all privately held, I do not sell my art so it is rarely shown in the public (the sale of art is the common reason for a living persons art being displayed and few galleries show art that provides them with no profit). I do not hold the same level of fame as someone like Picasso or Pissarro and I fully understand if my work is not appropriate for your listings. I thank you for the time each of you invested in this. Perhaps it will be a better fit at a later date. Sincerely, Joseph —The preceding unsigned comment was added by JMinton (talk • contribs) 05:08, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

I am not sure if this matters but I did some more work on the page. --TWrex 00:23, 23 September 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.