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The result was delete. SpinningSpark 10:28, 25 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Anthony Conway[edit]

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Literally zero sources on Google News, and not much more than an interview (the one used multiple times in the references) otherwise. The article reads like an autobiography, and after removing half the page for blatant promotion it still needs serious cleanup. Primefac (talk) 00:28, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Comment I see multiple acceptable sources cited that apparently happen not to be available online. Reference sources are not required to be available online; they just need to be properly cited so that others can find and verify the source for themselves. The only source I wouldn't know how to go about finding a copy of is the essay cited multiple times. Incidentally, that method of citation is not usual, but I don't believe it's actually contrary to policy. And in this case it allows the editor making the citations to include quotations with each citation, quite useful when the source being cited is not online... —GrammarFascist _contribs ^talk 21:21, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I have cleaned up the references so it's more clear what came from where. Still not sure how many of these are non-PRIMARY, but I'll take another look later on, though a quick look shows that most of them are from Greenville itself. Primefac (talk) 22:38, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per WP:TNT. This article is an unambiguous self-promotional advertisement. There may be a legitimate argument for notability on the part of the subject, I'm not sure. But this is not fixable without more effort than its worth. Nuke it and start from scratch if legitimate sources can be found and verified. -Ad Orientem (talk) 23:20, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Followup The entire "Notes" section is promotional crap. It should be blanked but doing so would require going through the whole article and fixing each one of the reference citations. Again, this article is not worth the effort required to salvage it, especially given that notability is not all clear. -Ad Orientem (talk) 23:24, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It's better than it was; originally the quotes were part of the refs themselves, so we had 35 "references" from 10 actual sources. Primefac (talk) 00:13, 18 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your efforts. The article has in fact improved somewhat, but remains well below our standards. With notability in serious doubt and considering the work that would still need to be done, I stand by my delete vote. Better to just get rid of it and start over if and when sufficient RS source coverage can be found to establish notability. I am not usually a big fan of WP:TNT, but this article is as much an advertisement for that essay as it is for its subject. -Ad Orientem (talk) 00:26, 18 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per WP:TNT The article seems to be primarily based on an interview article, which is a clue the article is entirely autobiographical. In addition, the link to the Classical Realism page is patently absurd. The claim seems to be supported primarily by the fact that he studied with a notable painter, David Leffel. This is self-promotion.oThe sports paintings which are listed are pretty much missing from Google. Most artists leave quite digital if they have any record of exhibitions and notable painters have a long CV of articles that are usually easy to find online. It is a lengthy article and does seem like a lot of work to weed through considering . Seeker1111 (talk) 23:55, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Fails WP:ARTIST. He has received no significant coverage in reliable sources except for hometown mentions in Greenville, South Carolina, the city of 62,000 people where he lives.The article relies heavily on an essay about him, and there is no evidence that this essay is an independent, reliable source. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 21:26, 18 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as per nom and above editors. Fails WP:GNG and WP:ARTIST. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 03:06, 24 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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