Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Martha Laning

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Regards, Krishna Chaitanya Velaga (talk • mail) 03:17, 4 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Martha Laning

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Poorly referenced WP:BLP of a state political party chair. This is a role that can get a person into Wikipedia if she's the subject of enough reliable source coverage about her work in that role to clear WP:GNG, but not one that hands her an automatic WP:NPOL pass just for existing -- but this isn't referenced to adequate reliable source coverage: there's one primary source that cannot assist notability at all, one unreliable blog that cannot support notability at all, two pieces of purely routine coverage of her failure to win a seat when she ran for election to the state legislature (which is not a reason why a person gets a Wikipedia article either), and just one piece of coverage announcing her initial appointment as state chair with no evidence of sustained coverage of her work in that role being shown at all. This is not enough sourcing to make a party functionary notable for that fact alone. Bearcat (talk) 21:19, 29 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. Bearcat (talk) 21:21, 29 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Wisconsin-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 22:34, 29 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete Laning has only received routine coverage relating to her position as chair of a sub-national branch of a political party. She has not received enough coverage to pass WP:GNG. AusLondonder (talk) 04:28, 30 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Keep While there is plenty of routine coverage of Laning, (See HighBeam to confirm), the references cited in the article and those added by myself are meaty and not just namechecks. She was known for her work w/a non-profit first and then went on into politics for the first time in 2013. Passes GNG. Megalibrarygirl (talk) 18:16, 30 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - With the recent changes to the article. Fits GNG easily. - NsTaGaTr ^(Talk) 20:40, 30 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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