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Latest comment: 1 year ago1 comment1 person in discussion
In disclosure, I am currently creating a Wikipedia page for someone I knew in high school 40 years ago who has become a renowned Canadian artist. I tried looking him up on Wikipedia and could not find a page for him. It is only fair that he receive public acknowledgement for his notability in this encyclopedia. No one else has stepped forward to do this, and while I have not been in touch with the artist for many years, I recently reached out to interview him for content. I have enlisted a panel of other people who know his work and are helping me develop a draft. Robb Dods:GYHASHAKE (talk) 16:36, 10 April 2025 (UTC)Reply
Latest comment: 1 year ago1 comment1 person in discussion
Images provided by the owner/author/artist have been uploaded twice. I uploaded them the first time as the representative of the artist, with his permission. They were deleted. I tried to search for the deleted files to determine the 'why', but was unsuccessful. Therefore I asked the artist, David Clendining to up load them himself, which was done. It seems there is still debate by the reviewers as to their authenticity, so as of this date I have not re-edited the page to put the pictures back in until I have some idea that they will remain to be used. I hope to use them after a week has passed, which seems to be the timeframe when they were last deleted. Then I'll edit the page adding the pictures, if they remain. I would like to submit this page for review asap. GYHASHAKE (talk) 12:28, 2 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
Latest comment: 1 year ago1 comment1 person in discussion
Based on the comments received by reviewers, the content has been reduced and the language adjusted to be in keeping with the policies. Other Wikipedia examples referred to were of Tom Thomson and Emily Carr and others, as to how the artist is to be described or his works shown. The amount of pictures have been reduced to those specifically relevant. Two published book citations have been referenced that cite the artists work as examples supporting the books' subjects. Noted in Wikipedia are works by the artist, such as the Animals in War Memorial - Ottawa and plaques in Confederation Park and Confederation Blvd, although so far with the latter, the artist is not mentioned for his work. GYHASHAKE (talk) 17:20, 16 September 2025 (UTC)Reply
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