Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Carlo Frigerio

Carlo Frigerio

Tagged for speedy deletion as a non-notable biography. However, the article does cite a source, and the painter could be notable. Procedural nom. Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 05:22, 10 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Google remains silent despite the book source.Kakofonous (talk) 05:24, 10 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I wouldn't use Google to test the notability of an Italian painter who died in 1800 (although there are some hits on Google Books). Let's keep this running a little while. Zagalejo^^^ 05:46, 10 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Visual arts-related deletion discussions. -- the wub "?!" 12:51, 10 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Weak Delete or maybe Merge to Santo Cattaneo. Seems to be a "school of Santo Cattaneo"-"school of Antonio Dusi" painter. Has one source and straddles WP:N with weak depth and question of reliability. Since all of the artist mention above seem have been added by User:CARAVAGGISTI basically copying one book --> Della vita e delle pitture di Lattanzio Gambara: memorie storiche, we seem to fall under WP:NOT#REPOSITORY, i.e. the editor seems to be putting up a mirror copy of that book on Wikipedia. Could be a KEEP if more sources fitting WP:N are found. Fountains of Bryn Mawr (talk) 15:33, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- It does not violate WP:NOT#REPOSITORY, which is: "...entire books ... Complete copies of primary sources may go into Wikisource, but not on Wikipedia. There is nothing wrong with using public domain resources such as 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica to add content to an article." Many historical articles are the old Britannica ones in their entirety. Tyrenius (talk) 09:46, 12 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete maybe he is weakly notable, but this one-liner gives so little information the stub will be no loss. Johnbod (talk) 20:15, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Weakly notable is still notable, so that is an argument to keep. Stubs by definition give little information, but as long as they have sufficient information for potential expansion, they are viable, as this one does and is. Tyrenius (talk) 09:42, 12 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Verified historical information. If the artist did not have notability at the time of the book, he would not have been mentioned. See WP:N#TEMP, and WP:HISTORYBIAS for more thoughts regarding historical subjects. At the very least there should be a merge and redirect. Wikipedia is here to increase knowledge, not diminish it. The founding vision was "free access to the sum of all human knowledge." Tyrenius (talk) 11:50, 12 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Per Tyrenius. More notable than numerous footballers. CarbonLifeForm (talk) 13:42, 12 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]