Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Peng Wei

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 no consensus. MBisanz ^talk 20:16, 24 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Peng Wei

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I don't see any real claim of notability in the article, and a Web search yields very little that suggests notability. Delete. --Nlu (talk) 21:38, 29 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Visual arts-related deletion discussions. AllyD (talk) 07:44, 30 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I wont really comment on Peng Wei's notability, but i must say that sources for people like her would more likely be found in print, rather than the web. Little results on the net does not mean the subject is not mentioned in print. Yeah, print is dying (or maybe dead), but still. Bonkers The Clown (talk) 13:53, 30 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of China-related deletion discussions. — Frankie (talk) 17:33, 1 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. — Frankie (talk) 17:33, 1 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete as lacking evidence of in-depth coverage and a Chinese language wiki article. If independent references with in-depth coverage get added to the article, feel free to ping my talk page. Stuartyeates (talk) 22:20, 5 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, — Mr. Stradivarius ^{(have a chat)} 07:03, 8 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, —Tom Morris (talk) 13:14, 15 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - Considering that she is a native of China, it is certainly possible that sources will be Chinese. There is a 1984 news article here that mentions an 8-year-old Peng Wei but it's likely irrelevant, considering that Peng Wei would have been 10 years old, not 8. Google News also found this fundraising announcement that may be relevant or irrelevant, but insignificant either way. Google Books also provided results but the previews never appear properly so I'll list the numbers, second, fourth and sixth from the top appear to be relevant. Using the Chinese name that is provided, I searched with the Chinese Wikipedia but found no traces of an article. Honestly, I think the better option, for now, would be to move the article to the Chinese Wikipedia, build it from there and translate when appropriate. SwisterTwister talk 21:56, 15 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Chinese Wikipedia is not a dumping ground for English Wikipedia's cast-offs. If she's not notable here then why do assume that she would be notable there? And, conversely, if she's notable there then why not here? Phil Bridger (talk) 22:11, 15 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I suggested Chinese Wikipedia because it is likely users there would be able to improve the article, especially if sources are China-based. It may not happen as not all have computers and Internet but trying is better than nothing or deleting the article entirely. SwisterTwister talk 22:20, 15 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep: Clearly and unambiguously notable.　She is a textile artist of some standing (resident artist at the Beijing Fine Arts Academy, that sort of well-established artist), she gets relevant and reliable sources if you search in Chinese. Wikipedia sources need not be in English. Here is a [China Vogue profile] if you want a familiar source... Wait, what am I saying? English sources don't seem to be a problem: [1] [2] [3] [4]. It just needed searching for "Peng Wei artist". — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.166.7.155 (talk) 13:36, 18 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Weak keep on good faith that Chinese sourcing exists. The Vogue article noted by the IP above may be the same as this in English, on the basis of the pictures. This is primarily about Sergio Rossi, and isn't exactly significant coverage, and the other links cited above are also neither significant coverage or reliable sources. Given that she's been pictured and written about in a major magazine, however, I'm willing to cede the benefit of the doubt that there is likely more coverage in Chinese that I can't properly investigate which would be sufficient to meet WP:GNG. I'm not entirely comfortable with this, though, and I think the suggestion of developing it in Chinese and then translating is a good and practical one, given the lack of English-language sourcing. --Batard0 (talk) 12:23, 23 October 2012 (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.