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The result was delete. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 03:26, 24 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Li Jian (art historian)[edit]

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Subject fails WP:ANYBIO. This article isn't about the subject because only one citation actually talks about her. The other citations are about various exhibits and some don't mention her at all or briefly quote her. Some of the citations are from VMFA where she works, so those citations aren't independent and in this case, could be considered self-published. This is yet another article written by Mitzi.humphrey so we can assume she had an undeclared CoI. Chris Troutman (talk) 02:22, 17 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Women-related deletion discussions. Chris Troutman (talk) 02:22, 17 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete The claim of notability is essentially that the subject was the curator of a temporary exhibition and I don’t see how that argument can be sustained. Everything described in the article is run of the mill work for all curators. Mccapra (talk) 04:38, 17 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete does not meet the notability guidelines for academics.John Pack Lambert (talk) 19:45, 18 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete — Per nom & Johnpacklambert. Celestina007 (talk) 19:47, 18 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Comment She appears to hold a named curatorship at a major museum. Should we consider this to be equivalent to a named chair for WP:NPROF? pburka (talk) 17:20, 20 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
- That's a good question. I'd be inclined to say "yes", but I'm not convinced either way. XOR'easter (talk) 22:34, 20 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as non-notable. This fits the pattern of Mitzi.humphrey's contributions: apparently well-sourced articles that don't stand up to scrutiny. --Lockley (talk) 02:57, 21 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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