Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Had Verheijen Painter

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The result of the debate was delete. Woohookitty^{(cat scratches)} 10:21, 27 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Had Verheijen Painter

Non-notable artist. I can't verify his notability and he gets 9 Google hits. The article reads like a vanity article. Tempshill 20:31, 18 October 2005 (UTC)

• Delete vanity/advertising chowells 20:50, 18 October 2005 (UTC)

When Vincent van Gogh was alive, no one ever heard of him and nobody liked his paintings. Had Verheijen is a professional painter who has to make a living of his works. He is a perfectionist in everything he does. The inclusion is no vanity/advertising but a place the artist deserves due to the high quality of his works. And who are we to judge, a present non-notable artist is maybe a famous one in the near future. Art is art. Willem Tijssen (webmaster and author article)

• With respect to the author, (and the artist) art is art, and a lot of art doesn't make it to the Encyclopedia. 'Vanity' seems like a harsh word, but it is meant in the context that this article does much more to promote the artist than it does to justify his fame/infame (which is basically what a 'pedia tries to do.) I think van Gogh would have understood. Delete.  freshgavin^TALK   05:17, 19 October 2005 (UTC)

Thanks freshgavin. I studied Van Gogh a bit while developing the Internet site on the life of Jelle Taeke de Boer and I am sure if Vincent could read this he would try to cut of his other ear as well. If appropriate I can delete the painting photos from Had's site to keep it very modest. Willem Tijssen. By the way, how come I can not find any references on you? Wikipedia does not yet have a User page called Freshgavin!

• That's because I'm incredibly non-notable.  freshgavin^TALK   23:33, 19 October 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. When he becomes famous, he'll get an article. -- Corvus 05:04, 21 October 2005 (UTC)
• Let him stay. He will become famous what I see. --

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