Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Eric R. Mayes Jr

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The result was delete. Sandstein 09:25, 9 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Eric R. Mayes Jr[edit]

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Remrod fails WP:ARTIST. Dewritech (talk) 19:32, 1 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Missouri-related deletion discussions. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 22:42, 1 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Photography-related deletion discussions. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 22:44, 1 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Question. But Dewritech, the article tells us: “Gateway To The West” Native Remrod Is A Gift To The City Of St. Louis. As A Highly Talented And Passionate Photographer And Videographer, His Contributions To The Industry Of Modern Art Have Made St. Louis An International Hub For Creativity. Is that notability or what? -- Hoary (talk) 23:02, 2 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep clearly notable.[1][2] Kraose (talk) 07:03, 3 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - this is a locally known photographer, not known outside of his city. When he gets a solo exhibit at a major musuem, the article can be re-created. Merely having local coverage does not prove notability of an artist. Saying someone is "clearly notable" and coming up with two local stories ruins one's argument. St. Louis is a great city, with many notable people, but this guys isn't one of them. Bearian (talk) 23:10, 3 August 2018 (UTC) P.S. Two Andies, Andy Warhol and Andy Carnegie, made Pittsburgh an international art center. This subject clearly hasn't done the same for his city. Bearian (talk) 23:14, 3 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Delete photographer with small local notice but nothing adding to notability.John Pack Lambert (talk) 06:41, 4 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Two citations. (1) A Better Business Bureau entry. (2) An advertisement for an upcoming Fox 2 (St. Louis) program (that's right, we don't have an article about that channel). Neither citation supports what is said in the bulk of the article; they merely show that he exists and is a photographer. No independent WP:RS coverage, fails WP:NBIO. Narky Blert (talk) 05:20, 7 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
"What started as a hobby developed quickly into an empire." Surely an empire can withstand deletion of this article. Perhaps he can come back (Complete With Idiosyncratic Capitalization) when there are more reliable sources. Till then, delete. -- Hoary (talk) 05:27, 7 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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