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The result was delete‎. Liz Read! Talk! 23:08, 7 September 2023 (UTC) reply

Angelique Houtkamp

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This subject fails WP:ARTIST and WP:GNG. This impression emerged after I removed all references that didn't meet WP:RS and/or violated WP:BLP/ WP:BLPSPS. What remains is: 1) an interview (still BLPSPS content but an unrelated publisher); 2) a work whose depth in coverage of the subject I'm unable to verify; 3) scant mention; and 4) slightly less-scant mention, but in a dissertation/thesis paper, not what a BLP usually hangs its hat on. There are not multiple independent sources giving significant coverage of her on which to base an encyclopedic biography. JFHJr ( ) 23:39, 31 August 2023 (UTC) reply

  • Thank you! Qwrk ( talk) 08:59, 1 September 2023 (UTC) reply
    And thank you for referring this article to WP:BLPN in the first place. I created this AfD discussion in agreement with your comment there, and as a courtesy. If you'd like to contribute to a decision on whether to Keep or Delete this article, I hope you'll consider leaving an additional comment with your recommendation in bold text. I find your position clear. But this is the forum where stating it matters. Cheers! JFHJr ( ) 18:32, 2 September 2023 (UTC) reply
  • Delete. The article in the Guardian is primary, the magazine from down under is not independent. Our text is also primary. gidonb ( talk) 06:00, 2 September 2023 (UTC) reply
  • Delete. The way this article was set up - before your great edits - it had the tone and choice of words that clearly showed this is a self-promotional write-up with many beefed-up exaggerations. "Her personal life was just as interesting and diverse." [hahaha!] Clearly a piece to show off, "here, look at me, I'm on wikipedia!" Qwrk ( talk) 08:44, 4 September 2023 (UTC) reply
Have you ever read WP:HOLE? JFHJr ( ) 23:39, 5 September 2023 (UTC) reply
That's a good one and new to me. Thank you! Qwrk ( talk) 08:39, 6 September 2023 (UTC) reply
Reference Number Reference Comments Independent Significant Reliable Secondary
1 Web archive of desktopmag.com.au/features/angelique-houtkamp/ Flyer announcing a show of her art, and an interview No Yes ? No
2 Juxtapoz Tattoo 2.Juxtapoz Tattoo 2. A book listing tattoos by multiple artists Yes Apparently yes. Probably Yes
3 The Guardian Interviews with various female tattoo artists including Houtkamp Yes No, passing mention Yes No, interviews
4 The Tyranny of the Spectacle: Tattooed Bodies in Contemporary Visual Culture An unpublished Ph.D. thesis Yes Yes Yes No
Robert McClenon ( talk) 06:17, 2 September 2023 (UTC) reply
Excellent analysis. Thank you especially for providing a characterization for the second source, which I could not access. JFHJr ( ) 17:19, 2 September 2023 (UTC) reply
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