Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ben Heine

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The result was Delete. —Wknight94 (talk) 01:09, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ben Heine

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No WP:RS that can establish that the articles subject is notable is being used, and no such sources seems to exist. Fail WP:BIO. -- Karl Meier 14:57, 11 September 2007 (UTC) Delete -- Karl Meier 14:57, 11 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Delete -- Doesn't meet notability standards of WP:BIO. There are a few blog sites that give him coverage, but not many reliable sources outside those blogs and minor internet web newsletters. Participating in the Teheran Holocaust Cartoon contest does not make him notable-- there were a lot of non-notable cartoonists who had submissions in that contest, and he didn't win, either. He's just a minor cartoonist. OfficeGirl 15:31, 11 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - The footnotes in the article lead to blogs and websites. Reliable sources include those having established structure for fact-checking and editorial oversight. The blogs and websites listed in the Ben Heine article appear to lack such established structure. I did a search and the only information on a Ben Heine I could locate was a waiter who works on the Western Railway Museum's Wildflower Express. The recent blog post Wikipedia joins Daily Kos ion the 'Censor Game' and the recent blog post Israel: Criticism not Allowed mentions Wikipedia and the Benjamin Heine article. -- Jreferee ^(Talk) 15:33, 11 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Visual arts-related deletions. → AA ^(talk) — 15:37, 11 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per all above and WP:VSCA. Leuko 16:09, 11 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - i don't think there is much to add. Jaakobou^{Chalk Talk} 16:41, 11 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete fails to assert notability, has no valid reliable sources to back any claims. ALKIVAR™ ☢ 22:19, 11 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete; every source I can find (in or outside the article) are blogs and similar unedited sources. No reliable sources means no established notability. — Coren ^(talk) 01:32, 12 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep -- For an allegedly unknown cartoonist, I got 17,300 Google hits for "Ben-Heine Belgian", and many of them seem to originate from legitimate cartoon sites outside of Mr. Heine's control. -- Atlant 15:11, 12 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Google hits do not confer notability. This cartoonist's work is primarily published through the internet and would be marketed as same. He is a part of a very active blogging community, which will account for more google hits than usual. But the main thing is that publishing CARTOONS BY this cartoonist is not the same as publishing STORIES ABOUT this cartoonist. There needs to be significant, non-trivial coverage ABOUT HEINE HIMSELF, not by him. And he is somewhat young. It may be that his level of notability will increase as his career progresses. He's just not ready to be in an encyclopedia now.OfficeGirl 22:00, 12 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Delete if you just check on google how many site .be write about him: 26, and several negatively. He only published 2 cartoons in a Belgium newspaper and these 2 were the last he will publish. He is in for complete deletion from Wiki. (Savasorda) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.182.25.32 (talk) 13:00, 13 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Looking like Kevin Federline's stunt double does not make you notable. Burntsauce 22:48, 13 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep He is a well-known cartoonist in the Middle East. This deletion was a topic in the news called 'Cionist censorship in the Wikipedia', so it is an important article, we can add this affair to the article.— 84.2.131.63 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
Keep - "i don't think there is much to add." Gabucino --89.133.22.224 19:50, 15 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete due to a lack of reliable sources about the person. If independent sources are provided prior to the closure of this debate, please email me and I will reconsider my !vote. Yamaguchi先生 23:43, 15 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - "I don't think there is much to add." Shahram -- 15 September 2007 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Shahram (talk • contribs)

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