Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sandeep Sinha

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The result was delete. Yunshui ^雲_水 10:38, 30 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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WP is not Guiness worlds records DGG ( talk ) 05:46, 23 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Artists-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 06:56, 23 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 06:56, 23 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete Sufficiently narrowly defined, everyone holds a world record for something. Vexations (talk) 11:56, 23 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete single event, no other coverage.ThatMontrealIP (talk) 13:47, 23 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• On first glance, this might appear to be a WP:BLP1E. However, Sinha also garnered media attention for setting a different world record ("Most Miniature Paintings on a Single Canvas") and there are a bunch of sources that aren't yet cited in the article, both English ([1][2][3]) and non-English ([4] [5]). Sinha lists more sources on his website. I don't have a strong opinion on whether this is enough coverage to establish notability, but just wanted to point out the additional sources. – Lord Bolingbroke (talk) 18:50, 23 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

(Pinging Vexations and ThatMontrealIP in case they would like to consider these sources.) – Lord Bolingbroke (talk) 19:50, 23 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I will stick with delete. Both activites are a bit silly, and I wonder if they are actually true. I am pretty sure there are larger oil paintings out there somewhere. As @DGG: says, we are not the Guiness World Book of Records. Even if this potentially meets gng by virtue of coverage of world record events, I am inclined to IAR and keep with delete on the basis that these events are non-events.ThatMontrealIP (talk) 20:01, 23 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Lord Bolingbroke, those sources contradict the claim that Sinha created "World’s largest professional oil painting by a single artist". To quote:While painting is something that Sandeep enjoys and uses as a medium of stress management, he currently works as an IT Professional with Tech Mahindra, Pune (originally hailing from Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh). The artist uses acrylic colours. (emphasis mine). Vexations (talk) 20:54, 23 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Vexations, bear in mind that the source you're quoting is from June 2017, while Sinha didn't begin work on the oil painting until August 2018. – Lord Bolingbroke (talk) 21:02, 23 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Lord Bolingbroke, I'm rather concerned that the reporters do not know the difference between oil and acrylic paints. The Hindustan Times wrote:He then turned towards oil paintings. "Gradually I found my love for acrylics." This is all to silly for words. The subject is a hobbyist who gets attention for setting records for some narrowly defined goal that no-one else has even attempted to break. Vexations (talk) 21:21, 23 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I'm inclined to agree with you Vexations. This source says that Sinha's work was exhibited at the Raja Ravi Verma Art Gallery, so I don't think it's fair to say that he has only received attention for setting obscure records. However, that exhibition on its own isn't enough to pass WP:NARTIST, and, like you, I'm not thrilled about the quality of the sources. I'll see if I can find additional sources that would establish Sinha's general notability, but right now I'm leaning towards deleting the article. – Lord Bolingbroke (talk) 21:42, 23 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The show at the Raja Ravi Varma Art gallery was only two days long, and it was at a vanity gallery devoted to showing the work of the artist Raja Ravi Verma. The gallery opened in 2014 and is now permanently closed. That does not seem significant. Netherzone (talk) 22:23, 23 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete - Even with the new material Lord Bolingbroke posted above, the subject of this article does not meet WP:ARTIST criteria. There seem to be no significant exhibitions or museum collections. I'm not convinced it is enough to garner media media attention for world records. Netherzone (talk) 20:54, 23 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete. Multiple Guinness World Records do not constitute multiple events, still falls under BLP1E as an artist famous for earning obscure Guinness World Records. Any other events do not satisfy notability criteria for WP:ARTIST. On a different note @DGG:, "WP is not Guinness worlds records" is such a fantastic phrase that I'm tempted to make a WP:NGUINNESS redirect to WP:NOT. Utopes (talk) 01:33, 24 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, I thought we had one. Following your suggestion, I added it. DGG ( talk ) 07:25, 26 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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