- Deleted and then recreated by COI author
- The original COI was due to it being my only article (I only had another draft), and then because my name is similar to the subject's husband's name, and tbh I didn't want to get into all that. I will say that Will is a very common name. Go figure.
- In the course of trying to find better sources during the last deletion discussion, I directly contacted the artist by email. I was informed that this was a COI in itself. Annoying, but fair enough so I declared it clearly in the talk page, as recommended.
- When re-writing the article, I tried to be extremely careful with he impartiality of the article's tone, to counter the potential for COI.
- I removed all references relating to the subject's fashion design as that could be considered promotion of an existing small business and so would be spam / promotional.
- Most importantly, I've been advised that it's not deletable just to have a COI, that's why we have the protocol for declaring it.
- WP:Artist
- This article is about a street artist, not a gallery artist.
- The criteria of having work in museums and international exhibitions etc etc don't really apply to a street artist. Their work tends to be temporary, unofficial, illegal, and does not often end up in museums.
- Moreover, street artists have a particular local cultural significance. Their work is part of the public-domain culture of a city and can't be measured simply by commercial success.
- This touches on WP:MILL also, since yes - having a few exhibitions is run of the mill, but a street artist working in azulejos and very large murals in the city centres of major cities (In this case Lisbon and Porto) has an impact that goes beyond a mid level gallery artist.
- This also pertains to the issue of significant awards - street artists don't tend to get these.
- Citations
- There are plenty of references, but I tried to go for quality over quantity.
- The most important references to look at, I think, are the inclusion in a book on Irish street artists, and the mention in an academic book on the Irish abortion rights campaign.
- The reason I point to that reference in particular is that it is notable to an academic work which is not about art or street art, implying cultural significance.
- Among the other references, there are national newspapers - Jornal de Noticias & Publico - and a feature on a very large regional TV station - Porto Canal.
- Notability
- Again, I tried to go with good, reputable sources. It was a bit of a struggle to express the significance over here locally.
- In Porto, Portugal's second city, this artist's work is a very common familiar sight and part of the cultural fabric of the city. for example, she was an answer on Who Wants to be a Millionaire a while back (I'll try to dig that up)
- I included the exhibition in DESA as one of the main sources - for those not in the know, DESA is not a small auction house. It's the biggest and most prestigious Polish auction house. Being included in the street art exhibition and auction I would consider fairly notable.
- For some nice examples of some absurd obscure things that are considered fine, I recommend checking Depths of Wikipedia.
- Why do I care?
- I thought I'd address this since I've added a novel here, and it came up during the last discussion. Some people seemed to think that my getting annoyed or putting up a defence of the article constituted proof of treachery and deep COI, etc etc.
- In actual fact I'm really annoyed because I spent a lot of time carefully rewriting this article in as impartial a manner as possible, with the best citations I could find.
- It was then accepted, with the caveat that it's borderline, but would be suited to growth and incubation in the main space.
- I'm also really annoyed over the whole idea of street artists being held to standards that simply don't apply. I'm really interested in street art, and I'd like to write more articles about similar artists.
- Finishing off my massive rant
- @Netherzone: I'll try not to take it personally. I get that you have a different point of view. I would suggest that recommendations for improvement are a more suitable action than another deletion nomination.
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