Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Fish Statue, Epe

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The result was keep. The nominator was blocked as a sockpuppet. MER-C 17:07, 27 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The Fish Statue, Epe[edit]

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Statue of a fish in Lagos. Newspapers covered its unveiling, as they always do. NOTNEWS. Fails LASTING. MistyGraceWhite (talk) 22:17, 22 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Nigeria-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 23:10, 22 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Arts-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 23:10, 22 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. We have many other articles on civic statues; they are perfectly reasonable article subjects if notability can be demonstrated. This is the subject of numerous stories in WP:RS, and therefore notable by WP:GNG. The fact that it was commissioned by the local government, and personally unveiled by the regional governor, is a bonus, but not strictly necessary. See coverage in regional TV news report here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVNuqmtZ0tY for some background on this. -- The Anome (talk) 10:05, 23 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: The sources in the article include "An Assessment of The Impact of Recent Sculptural Installations in Public Spaces in Lagos State Nigeria", a journal article in the NTA College Journal of Communication. You can download the PDF. On page 213, there's a full page analysis of this statue. Added to the other news reports, it's clear that this subject is notable. — Toughpigs (talk) 19:37, 23 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per above. Nomination reads like WP:IDONTLIKEIT. I see clear failure of WP:BEFORE. Harmanprtjhj (talk) 10:45, 24 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - per sources. Per WP:GNG. BabbaQ (talk) 13:20, 24 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Visual arts-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 08:24, 25 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - no lack of sources, as above; yet another nomination made without appropriate WP:BEfORE. Ingratis (talk) 14:02, 27 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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