Draft talk:Rick Beerhorst

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"A greatest"?

The lead tells us that the subject is an internationally acclaimed artist that has been listed as a "Greatest American Painter" by the global art industry. For this major (if somewhat unidiomatic) claim, it refers the reader to

Let's take a look.

Gallery Victor would like to sell us his art. Not a disinterested source.
MutualArt says "Rick Beerhorst is an artist." I see nothing about being a greatest ("ISNaBaG").
Artsy says "American, b. 1960". ISNaBaG.
Sage Business Researcher, "Is the market a bubble ready to pop?" (July 4, 2016). "Looks like you do not have access to this content."
americangallery.wordpress.com is a lavishly illustrated forum post. ISNaBaG.
En bateau, Lakevio page seems to be a blog. ISNaBaG.

Hoary (talk) 06:04, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I appreciate the time you have taken to study this article and I will take on board your comments in order to amend the article correctly. Thank you for your experience here, it is most valuable. Thenfactor (talk) 07:16, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I have not studied the draft, and indeed have hardly even glanced at it, beyond its first paragraph. -- Hoary (talk) 22:55, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I am studying the draft Hoary and have spent the last 24 hours going through all internet references pertaining to Rick Beerhorst, in order to ensure that they are wholly independent and I will amend the article in accordance with yours and Wikipedia requirements, thank you.

In studying this draft and I will go through the article line by line, in order to ensure that not only the source references are wholly independent, but that there is no phrases or wording that hint at promotional content and that this article will be fit for consideration for review. As I said before, thank you for your time Hoary and for the comments you made. Thenfactor (talk) 19:56, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]