Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nicholas Beatty

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 delete, but "garbage" comments are uncalled for. Titoxd^{(?!? - cool stuff)} 06:17, 11 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Nicholas Beatty

Non-notable photographer. Serious WP:COI at work as well, user has also created Oregon primate rescue which ~~is up for speedy deletion~~ was speedied as copyvio. "Further Reading" section has nothing to do with photographer, no reliable sources to be seen. Also contains a fair amount of spamlinks. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(Broken clamshells•Otter chirps)} 00:03, 5 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per WP:BIO. Primary claim of notability is donating $4000 to a monkey charity. Seems like a nice guy, but not even close to being an encyclopedic article subject. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 00:11, 5 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. I've researched the "galleries" that he cites. Maude Kerns describes itself as a community centre, Six Days is a sales co-op. Caffe Armadia is a coffee shop. Altman Gallery seems to be a legitimate art gallery, but doesn't seem to have a website. And there are so many things called "Phoenix Literary Journal" that I can't tell if this one is in Tennessee or Auckland NZ. He's cited in various blogs, including many of his own. This doesn't add up to any shows in notable galleries, no reputable third-party criticism, nothing that would lead me to believe he meets WP:BIO, WP:Notable or WP:Verifiable. Accounting4Taste 00:49, 5 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Non-notable PR site. Renee 01:45, 5 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - NN, POV, questionable references, like co-op gallery as mentioned above. Iamchrisryan 10:57, 5 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete NN, I phoned the Maude Kearns Center, and it is indeed a national art competition held each year - there is distinction in that. "Maude Kerns Art Center is a non-profit community center for the visual arts. Our goal is to promote and advocate appreciation and creation of the visual arts by offering a wide variety of exhibition programs" However, listing a show at a coffee shop? He is also portrayed as a travel writer, yet I couldn't find anything published, or released on the internet. I checked out his site, and his photography is indeed good work. He'll no doubt have enough credibility in a short period of time. (Photography book to be published by UW Press in Seattle, 2008)Photomajor 18:28, 5 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Just more garbage dumped onto our project, lets clean up the litter. Burntsauce 23:18, 5 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Comment from Author I completely respect your decision to delete the article I posted. Thank you everyone for your comments, and critique. I am new to Wikipedia and have learned a lot in the last couple days. I hope my "garbage" entry wasn't offensive or disruptive. Thanks again. - Nick Nickleby98661 21:09, 8 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Visual arts-related deletions. —David Eppstein 07:06, 10 October 2007 (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.