Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Brian Smyth Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Brian_Smyth

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The result was keep per WP:HEY. Skomorokh 17:36, 6 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Brian Smyth

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Delete has been tagged for notability concerns since 2008; still doesn't seem to have been established. Boleyn2 (talk) 11:35, 30 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - I haven't a clue how to search for sources for Irish painters, but enough galleries far and wide have exhibited him, and a lot of his artwork pops up here and there. Several galleries profile him. Article quality and current article state are no reason to delete - I am commenting on potential. Hopefully someone more familiar than me can source something more concrete. Casliber (talk · contribs) 11:44, 30 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. Couldn't find any significant independent coverage. Has been included in several exhibitions, but I'm not sure WP:ARTIST is met here. A few examples of significant coverage would help.--Michig (talk) 14:10, 30 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Visual arts-related deletion discussions. -- Pcap ping 08:52, 1 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete There is no apparent significant coverage available and his exhibition record does not satisfy WP:ARTIST. This also fails WP:BIO due to the lack of non-trivial sources. freshacconci talktalk 13:49, 4 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - or else he will become a struggling artist, and we don't want that on our consciences, do we?Red Hurley (talk) 14:05, 4 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comment As you've been on Wikipedia for 3 years, I can only hope that's a joke. It is, isn't it? freshacconci talktalk 15:45, 4 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. I don't see where he passes WP:CREATIVE. Niteshift36 (talk) 18:26, 4 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Not ready for an encyclopedia, non-notable painter...Modernist (talk) 14:39, 5 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I added an encyclopedic listing [1]...weak keep for now...Modernist (talk) 15:47, 5 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Keep now extra sources added. Ty 15:22, 6 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep (as article creator) - as sourcing has now been provided by Tyrenius. Ceoil ^sláinte 15:24, 6 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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