Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Helen McNulty

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The result was delete. Tone 10:49, 27 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Helen McNulty[edit]

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Non-notable artist. No indication that WP:ANYBIO, WP:NARTIST or WP:GNG are met. In terms of:

WP:ANYBIO, I can find no sources to suggest that the subject has been the recipient of a major award, has been recognised for specific contributions to any given field, or been covered in any biographical works.
WP:NARTIST, I can find no sources which suggest that the subject is widely cited by peers, has contributed to significant body of works (or a well-known work), or similar.
WP:GNG, I can find no evidence of significant coverage in reliable sources independent of the subject. For example, as the subject is based in the Republic of Ireland, I searched the main national newspaper of record, the Irish Times and can find nothing at all. Searching in the Independent News & Media stable of national and regional papers, I find only trivial passing mentions and this one short ROTM piece in a regional weekly which is just a notice on a single exhibition. Which confirms that the subject exists, and is an artist, but doesn't establish notability. As the subject is originally from Northern Ireland, I searched the Belfast Telegraph, and found nothing related to the subject. A similar search in the Fermanagh Herald (the local paper where the subject is from), I found just two pieces (subscription required). One, titled "Irvinestown artist takes on Ireland" (7 Oct 2009) and one titled "Irvinestown artist in Dublin Christmas exhibition" (2 Dec 2009). Neither of which span more than a few paragraphs. Three short pieces in regional papers (1x Bray People, 2x Fermanagh Herald) isn't what I would consider "significant coverage".

Otherwise, in honesty, that the article was created by a SPA account (with a username that implies COI), that the subject's website describes them as a "marketer and artist", and that the original incarnation was promotional in tone, all contribute to additional PROMO and COI concerns... Guliolopez (talk) 09:27, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Artists-related deletion discussions. Megan Barris (Lets talk📧) 09:39, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Ireland-related deletion discussions. Megan Barris (Lets talk📧) 09:39, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Women-related deletion discussions. AleatoryPonderings (talk) 13:03, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Delete: I can't see any significant WP:RS coverage that would support notability. ww2censor (talk) 16:16, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete A search did not find significant coverage. The article appears to be a self-marketing attempt: subject's official site says "If you are interested in starting a Make Your Message beginners course in content and story driven marketing that will drive sales from your activity"... and so on.ThatMontrealIP (talk) 19:12, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Strong Delete This page has been in the works for 10 years and there's one reference?! That says it all. MaskedSinger (talk) 12:06, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom, fails WP:GNG, PR --Devokewater (talk) 17:00, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - there is nothing to substantiate that this artist meets any of WP's criteria for notability. Netherzone (talk) 13:43, 22 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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.