Talk:Anna Min

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There seem to be a few problems with this article.

First, the sources provided are weak. One is a primary source written by the author themselves (https://web.archive.org/web/20151005120836/http://gazillionvoices.com/photo-essay-blacklivesmatter/) that can no longer be found outside of the Wayback Machine (https://gazillionvoices.com/photo-essay-blacklivesmatter/). Another is arguably a trivial mention of the subject, who is only mentioned a couple times in the article (https://theuptake.org/2013/10/09/why-asian-american-artists-and-activists-are-protesting-the-ordways-production-of-miss-saigon/). Another is a collection of short bios of new board members, all in one article, not unlike what you'd find on the website of any local organization (http://aapress.com/community/anna-min-joins-the-pfund-board/). Moreover, Min appears to no longer be on the board (https://pfundfoundation.org/about/staff-board/). The final two sources are short articles on the City Pages website, which is an "alternative" community paper focused on the Twin Cities.

Second, the author of the article (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Caphe_phi) seems to have popped up out of nowhere and, over the course of two days, created three new articles on three minor Asian-American figures active locally in the Twin Cities. Then the author disappeared entirely. This looks suspiciously like paid advertisement or something similar.

Third, the article is full of strange advertisement-like statements, such as "Min has remarked that approximately 90% of their work is underpaid," "they also use an aerial drone for video and still photography," and "They began taking photos in 2008 because they saw a need for diverse representation in photography and to capture a more broad reflection of the community around them."

Fourth, the fact that it wasn't until as late as 2015 that "Min had their first photography show and print sale at the Cafe Southside," a small local cafe, seems to prove that this person is not a "notable" photographer, or I would imagine they would have a lot more publicity in more/larger locations over a longer time-frame.

At any rate, this person appears to be just another local photographer, so it seems unfair to give them a Wikipedia article for advertisement when there are so many others who do not have articles.

The sources just aren't there. Photographer since 2008 and these are the only sources we can find?

153.194.229.14 (talk) 12:46, 30 October 2019 (UTC)