Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rita Genet

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The result was no consensus. Beeblebrox (talk) 18:39, 23 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Rita Genet[edit]

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This is a promotional biography of a non-notable artist--I think it's a recreation, but I can't see that with my limited powers. Only one newspaper article or other reliable source mentions here: this article from the Asheville newspaper. Drmies (talk) 20:22, 30 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This article is about a very notable artist--Ms. Genet seems to be a person of interest wherever she goes. She has a notable enough reputation to have her name fall between Princess Margaret and Graham Davis, in a listing of regular patrons (a list that includes such notable persons as Meg Ryan, Alec Baldwin, Keith Richards and the Rolling Stones, Michael Bolton, Phil Donahue, Marlo Thomas, and Prime Ministers and Ambassadors), who frequent a famous little eatery, Evita's in Ocho Rios, Jamaica.

This article about the American-born artist, Rita Genet IS a first-time presence on Wikipedia, and was created in response to requests by fans to learn more about this fine American-born artist who lived and painted for so many years in Jamaica. As described in the July 2009 issue of WNC Magazine, Rita Genet is a fascinating character, with fans all over the world. Wikipedia is a resource that everyone would think to use in finding information about an artist with the grand style of Rita Genet. So, in an effort to provide the many worldwide fans of Rita Genet a place to read about (find), and possibly add and/or contribute to her bio. This article serves as a most valuable resource. There have been numerous news articles written about the career of Rita Genet, however, because of the vast number of years spanning her career, many of these news articles pre-date the World Wide Web, and are not readily available to the average Internet user (a simple search won't produce them without having to pay for an archive service). I believe that this particular article is and will continue to be of service to the readers/users of Wikipedia! JV Sterling 08:15, 11 May 2010 — JV Sterling (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Visual arts-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 20:08, 1 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 20:09, 1 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Delete - There's at least a listing for the UNICEF here. [1]. The article has at least a reference. There are many external links that don't provide any verification of anything so I am removing those. To JV Sterling: Being on a guest list is not a reliable source and not a sign of notability. Clubmarx (talk) 14:37, 2 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. Another potential source. Phil Bridger (talk) 12:44, 4 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Thank You Volunteers. I appreciate your input. This is my first article, and I do have a passion for getting it right! I welcome your assistance. I have found newspaper articles (thru NewspaperArchives.com) that support this biography, and I have saved them as .pdf's. Is there a way to link them to this article? Thank you again. JV Sterling —Preceding undated comment added 05:15, 5 May 2010 (UTC).[reply]

— JV Sterling (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, JForget 00:27, 8 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, JForget 01:57, 15 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Sorry, I'm sure she is a fine artist, but she is not yet notable according to Wikipedia's criteria. The only source listed which qualifies as "reliable" is the Asheville Citizen-Times - and that is nothing substantive, just a one-paragraph calendar item about an exhibition. There appears to be no coverage of this artist in reliable sources, or significant reviews of her work, as required for WP:Artist. --MelanieN (talk) 14:28, 18 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comment. You appear not to have addressed the source that I linked above. Phil Bridger (talk) 19:39, 18 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I saw it. I was unable to evaluate it since I am not familiar with Caribbean Today. I had hoped (since her work was mostly pre-internet) to find something about her under Google Books, if she was really notable, but I found nothing of significance. --MelanieN (talk) 23:40, 18 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Keep — Let's get some biographical detail into the biography though. This is the sort of article that should elicit a crinkling of the nose and a getting on with life. Will this article be helpful for future art historians? Maybe. Somebody put the work into it, it's more or less written to style, the subject is more or less "worthy" of inclusion, it's not an ad... Maybe it gets better over time... Carrite (talk) 19:34, 18 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Coverage does not appear to be significant. --Pink Bull 17:31, 23 May 2010 (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.