Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Wolfgang Bauer (Artist)

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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 keep. — Nearly Headless Nick {C} 14:41, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Wolfgang Bauer (Artist)

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This person does not fulfill the criteria for notability of people (WP:BIO). For the same discussion in German, see [1]. Kolja21 11:43, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

  • Delete If he's a notable artist, the article should name and source at least one museum or festival where his art has displayed. It doesn't. YechielMan 16:08, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep I have added additional biographical information. Bauer is a notable artist with an established body of work who has exhibited internationally. His work is currently showing in Los Angeles and has shown in Germany and Austria as well. The quality/worth of art is extremely subjective. Perhaps user Kolja21 has a personal objection to Bauer's art? There are many many artists listed on Wiki that are clearly of the same level of notability as Bauer (Daniel Conrad, Barbara Tarantino, Maritza_Morillas, Bouktje Medema, Sofia_Minson, Altoon Sultan, and many many more) What are the requirements for an artist to be judged as worthy of being included in Wiki? If we delete Bauer there are quite a few artists that need to be purged from Wikipedia. Bradybd 23:31, 29 May 2007 (UTC) (oops, forgot to sign)
  • Note: This debate has been included in the list of Austria-related deletions. --   ⇒ bsnowball  10:28, 30 May 2007 (UTC)
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, W.marsh 16:51, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete - I don't think he's notable enough. To respond to Bradybd's question - notability usually comes from inclusion in museum collections or at a major international exhibition - the Venice Biennale is often cited in these discussions. -- BPMullins | Talk 17:43, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment Yes, there are plenty of articles that should not be on wikipedia. If you see them you should nominate them for deletion. Often articles will be left unnoticed for a long time. However, citing the existence of a non-notable article as a reason to keep another is a bit of flawed logic. ("I robbed that bank because so many other bank robbery cases go unsolved"). Freshacconci 13:08, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete per nom. Freshacconci 13:09, 8 June 2007 (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.