Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Meera Mehta

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 keep. (non-admin closure) wumbolo ^^^ 12:43, 30 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Meera Mehta[edit]

[Hide this box] New to Articles for deletion (AfD)? Read these primers!

(Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)

Fails ~~WP:Creative and~~ WP:ARTIST. Article looks puff piece. Accesscrawl (talk) 07:38, 23 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Women-related deletion discussions. Accesscrawl (talk) 07:38, 23 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. Accesscrawl (talk) 07:38, 23 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Mehta received 1995 and 1997 National Awards for Craftspersons and Weavers.[1] One of her designs was chosen for the British Airways tail design as part of their "The World is a Family" promotion, and she is a well-known Indian textile designer.[2][3] I think the awards alone establish notability as there are a limited number of them given out for all artists each year. Finding sources is difficult because her notability was established before the internet was really a thing. (Procedural note: WP:CREATIVE and WP:ARTIST are the same thing). Ca2james (talk) 16:04, 23 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

We can't depend on the notability of an award. Such argument seems to be contradicting WP:NOTINHERITED. Can you find the reliable sources that instead significantly detail this individual? Until now I couldn't. Accesscrawl (talk) 04:06, 26 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Artists-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 18:51, 23 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep awards establish notability, per Ca2james.-Theredproject (talk)

See my reply to Ca2james. Accesscrawl (talk) 04:16, 26 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Accesscrawl: a significant award constitutes "significant critical attention" per WP:ARTIST 4(c). It is pretty established precedent here at AfD, so Ca2james's argument is strong. --Theredproject (talk) 15:03, 26 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not agreeing that the award is significant. Assuming it is so, still, A significant award ≠ significant critical attention. What we are looking for is persistent, in-depth coverage. Not single event. WP:ARTIST 4(a) has become a significant monument. I don't think British Airways tail is a significant monument. Subject fails WP:ARTIST. Accesscrawl (talk) 04:43, 27 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Whether or not a particular country is familiar to you, "national awards" by its government surely constitute significance and notability. In fact, these national awards for master craftspersons are well-established in India, and were first instituted in 1965, as per the Government of India's Ministry of Textiles website (which is really not too difficult to find).

Keep. I added five or so sources. It could use a few more, so pinging @Megalibrarygirl: who is especially good at finding sources.ThatMontrealIP (talk) 06:36, 27 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Thanks to ThatMontrealIP for bringing this article to my attention. I found a few other sources, which I added. However, I don't have full access to the journals cited in the article. I wish I could clean up those references better. The article passes GNG: Mehta is a well-respected textile artist. Megalibrarygirl (talk) 17:26, 27 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Well-sourced. Gamaliel (talk) 19:01, 29 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Well-sourced. Significant award. I think British Airways tail is significant. --Rosiestep (talk) 20:41, 29 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Well-sourced, and significant, well-established national award. Anasuyas (talk) 12:47, 30 August 2018 (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.