Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kiki (Artist)

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The result was delete. — Mr. Stradivarius ^{(have a chat)} 13:11, 9 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Kiki (Artist)

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Unclear references; web searches produce some hits, but seemingly not to the extent that they constitute reliable coverage to satisfy WP:GNG and WP:ARTIST. Prod contested. Zujua (talk) 09:25, 1 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Visual arts-related deletion discussions. Zujua (talk) 09:35, 1 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Similar concerns with Emil Kazaz and Sam Zumian, all written by same account, all stronger on promotional tone than references. Perhaps motivated by the same gallery representing each artist.... 76.248.149.47 (talk) 15:27, 1 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete I've formalised the reference and sought more but the Angela Harutyunyan article is the most substantial that I can find, and is effectively a passing reference, not enough to meet WP:ARTIST. AllyD (talk) 20:57, 1 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Comment There is some effort going into suppressing this AfD: by blanking this page, removing it from the AfD log, removing the AfD notices from the article itself. I've warned on User talk:Amuradyan12. AllyD (talk) 21:04, 1 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per above. Listing of gallery shows alone doesn't establish notability, and the unsourced descriptions of work and process read like gallery p.r. 76.248.149.47 (talk) 22:25, 1 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per WP:GNG and WP:ARTIST. Qworty (talk) 00:34, 2 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I have added more sources on the Kiki page; There is no "promoting" any artists, it is simply providing information to notable Armenian artists. As far as deleting the tags, it was my mistake. --Amuradyan12 (talk) 04:21, 2 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Doesn't look like a mistake at all, especially since you immediately deleted the discussion from the AFD log, too [1]. I'm also struck by the parallel edit history of 76.93.69.4 (talk · contribs), complete with an identical deletion to one of yours [2]. Providing acceptable sources is mandatory, per WP:RELIABLE. Eventually, too, the articles will need to be edited for WP:NOR. 76.248.149.47 (talk) 11:54, 2 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Armenia-related deletion discussions. — Frankie (talk) 18:54, 2 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. — Frankie (talk) 18:54, 2 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Like I said there are now more sources on the article. There are a total of three credible sources. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.93.69.4 (talk) 19:38, 2 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Let's address what you said. The only reliable source of the several provided appears to be the paper by Angela Harutyunyan, and perhaps I missed something, but so far as I could see Kiki's name was cited once, as one of a group of Armenian artists. Is there a separate passage devoted to him that I missed? The most promising indication I found was the exhibition listing from his gallery page, which claims multiple museum shows--if those exhibitions can be confirmed by objective sources, say published reviews, it would be most helpful. As for your tacit acknowledgement that you're editing on the same articles as both a registered account and an IP, that's troubling, especially since you removed templates as an IP after receiving a level 3 warning as Amuradyan12 [3]. That looks like editing as a WP:SOCKPUPPET in order to evade a block. 76.248.149.47 (talk) 21:20, 2 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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