Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bkay Photos

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The result was delete. Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 16:20, 25 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Bkay Photos

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Has some claims to notability, but when one takes a closer look, this photographer seems to lack notability, with sources which seem to be produced by the photographer and not by actual journalists (e.g. this one and this one), which explains why they are largely absent from net results[1] and completely absent from Google News[2]. Fram (talk) 16:00, 18 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Artists-related deletion discussions. Fram (talk) 16:00, 18 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Photography-related deletion discussions. Fram (talk) 16:00, 18 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Ghana-related deletion discussions. Fram (talk) 16:00, 18 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keep This photographer is notable in Koforidua, Ghana and this article should be kept and improved -- Robertjamal12 ~🔔 16:11, 18 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
And you know this and interesting information like "He held the first ever photography exhibition in the Eastern Region of Ghana in May 2021, in koforidua- which attracted thousands of people in and around the globe." from where exactly? It is sourced to their own website, and to this site, with contents like "We are an upscale photography business" and "Our vision is to be" (oops, not an independent review but a text provided by Bkay), and which doesn't even contain the claims about that exhibition that you put into that article. Do you have, by any chance, some WP:COI with this subject? Fram (talk) 16:31, 18 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

No I don't, I'm just trying to create Ghanaian related contents here. Nevertheless I agree on this -- Robertjamal12 ~🔔 16:36, 18 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not really sure what you agree on here. That it should be deleted? That the sourcing sucks? That the File:Image of Bkay.jpg you uploaded as your own work either isn't your own work and is thus a copyright violation (and was already used here before you uploaded it), or seems to indicate a clear WP:COI despite your denial? Fram (talk) 16:46, 18 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I agree on the basis that the article should be deleted but I want to emphasize that I have no WP:COI with the subject. You've pointed out the notability state of the article and it doesn't meet the standard and should be deleted. I agree on this so I think we should be done here. Thank you -- Robertjamal12 ~🔔 16:55, 18 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

And do you actually own the copyright to that image, or did you claim copyright without actually having that right? Fram (talk) 17:05, 18 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - the article is WP:PROMO and the sources are not reliable. WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 01:32, 19 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete due to lack of independent reliable sources. The sources in the article appear to be promotional. Pikavoom ^Talk 11:08, 19 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Unambiguously promotional. Note that the same text appears in https://scoutafrica.net/bkay-photos/, https://ghadmissionforms.com/bkay-photos/,

https://winegreynews.com/bkay-photos-best-photographer-in-koforidua-the-lenses-the-creativity/ So much for independent, reliable sources. Vexations (talk) 17:57, 21 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Delete pretty clearly promotional and the sourcing appears to be PR Churnalism. Best, GPL93 (talk) 01:42, 24 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete fails GNG, and is pretty clearly UPE editing. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 11:56, 25 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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