User talk:Randykitty

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Requesting Un-Deletion

Hello @Randykitty, Wikipedia is confusing to say the least in terms of language and structure, I am not a programmer or a Reddit contributor, but it's sort of an old school 'language' that I do not get to be honest. The reason I mention this is because prior to the day before yesterday I knew nothing of the rules of the terrain of Wiki, I am 100% green about it to be honest. That said, because of my previous page on the site I ranked higher, and was easier to locate on the web/Google. Removing my profile may likely cause some difficulty for potential collectors, other creatives, curators and the like to easily find a snippet of information about my long career. I honestly do not even know if it's OK to write this to you given all the language I've seen about sock/meat puppets - I've never know such, I'm literally a hard working artist whose visability matters - especially given that I am from a disenfranchised/minority group. This matters given how rampant cancel culture has been over the last decade. Though I've managed to retain respect and my reputation throughout, and as an independent artist.

In Portland, OR I had a gallery space called Soundvision which was named by The Oregonian in 2003 as one of the Top Ten Places in Portland that year, among many other high profile reviews. TJ Norris is the only artist on this list that has ever been removed to date, perhaps the editors here might compare and contrast the various level of notable accomplishments with several others who appear here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_artists_and_art_institutions_in_Portland,_Oregon

As the managing editor (I'm sorry, I do not know if that's the correct title) I am writing to ask if you would un-delete my Wiki page which has been active since the early 00's. I like to think of Wikipedia as not a glorified bio for which I am here to in any way manipulate - but moreso for scholars, curators and others in the arts to edit as my career grows in the public eye, in context with the art world at large around me. I hope this doesn't come off as 'boasting', rather this is just for context. I am trying to share as many links if its helpful.

One look at my CV would show that I am an accomplished independent, multidisciplinary artist who will be 60 years old this year, still very active. When living in Portland, OR I was asked to participate in the Portland Art Museum's series 'Art Talks' (there is a YouTube video, I could not post the link here). I have collaborated with countless artists, see here: https://www.discogs.com/artist/1513243-TJ-Norris?superFilter=Credits - as well as having works in the collections of Harvard University, El Museo de la Ciudad de México (Mexico City), Fuller Art Museum (Massachusetts), Amon Carter Museum (Ft Worth, TX), Nike and the biggest family art collection in Belgium, The Vanhaerents Collection (I was in the three-year running exhibition, and hardcover table book 'Man In The Mirror' https://vanhaerentsartcollection.com/previous-exhibitions/). I've been included in major exhibitions such as 'Of Other Places' curated by James Voorhies (Curator for the Bass Museum of Art): https://jamesvoorhies.com/projects/of-other-spaces-publication as well as being in the 10th Northwest Biennial at the Tacoma Art Museum curated by Rock Hushka. I curated an exhibition that included John_Waters (wiki) the famous filmmaker as well as Nayland_Blake (wiki). I've shown at museums and universities since 1990 and even have a brand-new project coming this year which is a 4-Channel Film Installation with 25 international sound collaborators called 'Elemental Studies' Published by Carpe Sonum Records: https://carpesonum.bandcamp.com/album/elemental-studies - the show will be presented in Chicago at TriTriangle (https://tritriangle.net/) and in the UK as well.

Filmwork: Some of my films have recently been included in film festivals: 'Blaze' (2024), part of the series 'Elemental Studies' is an Official Selection for the Frome International Climate Film Festival 2025 in Somerset, England (https://climatefilmfestival.co.uk/). 'Ocular (see-sick)' was screened as part of Streetside Cinema's Film Festival at Aperture Cinema (Winston-Salem, NC) and the short film is scored by Steve Brand. My photographis work was just published in the latest issue of Ranger Magazine - a Virginia-based magazine dedicated to experimental art, poetry, music and film. They selected seven works from my Cathartic Dissonance series. The print issue (ISSN: 2998-7210) will be available Spring 2025. Also, my lauded photography book 'Shooting Blanks' was written about in Bilderwald (Germany), Shades of Grey Magazine (France) https://shadesofgreymagazine.com/product/shades-of-grey-magazine-n16/, Silvershotz (Australia) https://www.silvershotz.com/september-2018-magazine-12-6-2/, All About Photo: https://www.all-about-photo.com/photo-articles/photo-article/348/book-review-tj-norris-shooting-blanks and Photobook Journal: https://photobookjournal.com/2019/05/03/t-j-norris-shooting-blanks/ and Photographer's Forum Magazine (Fall 2018, not online) -- to name a few. I've put in the work and am due a little more respect for the thirty-five plus years I've put into my career. My photographic series 'Cathartic Dissonance' has just recently been selected as an official Nominee in the 2024 edition of the Cinematography & Photography Awards!

Some people have confused me and a younger artist Tameka Norris (who also goes by the name T.J. Dedeaux-Norris), though the confusion between us is odd, our art practices couldn't be more different. I work in film, photography and installation -- and she is a performance art and painter to my knowledge. Though we are both from marginalized communities. There were references to her in the discussion log, that's why I mention it.

I'm not very familiar with the ins/outs of Wikipedia to be honest, though I do know it is not supposed to look like a resume, though there are lots of references. If all I need to do to re-engage the page is to have Wiki editors add additional references, there are many, some not easily found on the web via an easy search on Google like articles in the Boston Globe and Art New England from the 1990s. I hope you might reconsider, and some lovely editors might do a deeper search. In closing I want to let you know I reached out to the other editors who helped make this decision, and tried to state my case for the purposefulness of the page to a general audience, etc. and I thank you. TJ Norris (talk) 19:54, 6 April 2025 (UTC)

As someone who has watched this artists history from afar since the mid 2000's, I can attest that the argument to keep the page online is strong. His book Shooting Blanks is a masterclass in minimalism. Program808 (talk) 22:51, 13 April 2025 (UTC)

WP:MEAT. Ravenswing 23:00, 13 April 2025 (UTC)

(talk page watcher) How is it, @Program808 that out of the blue on your second edit of WP, that you found this talk page out of the millions? No offense meant but it is quite unusual. Netherzone (talk) 23:29, 13 April 2025 (UTC)

I think this is a clear case of canvassing, whether intentional or not. TJ did say they posted about this all on social media, so it is likely this user found this through that. Trailblazer101 (talk) 23:32, 13 April 2025 (UTC)

Trailblazer101 I realized the missing link here, http://www.discogs.com/artist/1513243-TJ-Norris?superFilter=Credits Program808 (talk) 23:41, 13 April 2025 (UTC)

@Program808, it is unclear how you found your way from discogs, a documented unreliable source on WP, to this specific user's talk page. Please explain. Netherzone (talk) 23:47, 13 April 2025 (UTC)

Out of curiosity for why the page was deleted I just followed the links, which led to this page. As a collector of recorded ephemera I often use Discogs to locate new releases. Program808 (talk) 00:41, 14 April 2025 (UTC)

• TJ Norris sorry for the delay, I was held up in RL. I am not going to undelete this article, the consensus at the AfD was clear. As closer my task is evaluating the community consensus, not the validity or lack thereof of sources. If you feel that I interpreted the consensus wrongly or that relevant sources were not considered (either because they were missed or because they have become available since), you can go to WP:DRV. However, to me it looks like you are confusing WP with Facebook or Instagram. --Randykitty (talk) 11:17, 18 April 2025 (UTC)

Removing a category, yet--

Removing a category, yet leaving the <!-- comment --> explaining why the category had been provided. I'm puzzled. In Zandvoort's era, English Studies covered (and AFAIK it still covers) the English language and its uses (particularly literary). Would the category be inappropriate? -- Hoary (talk) 00:17, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

• Hi, I used HotCat, so I never saw the comment. I now see why you had both cats there, I'll self-revert. --Randykitty (talk) 07:33, 22 April 2025 (UTC)