Talk:Apayauq Reitan

Additional sources
I found these two:, from 2022, and this source from 2019. Galobtter (pingó mió) 22:57, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

Reality check
I can't say the issues I brought up were addressed before this was moved to article space. The original comments I made are provided below for your reference. In short, as currently presented, this is a classic case of WP:BLP1E. There appears to be a concerted effort to not include or even suppress coverage prior to her transition, as if to suggest that we're adhering to the spirit of WP:DEADNAME, even though that coverage would possibly tip the scales in favor of her notability. Also, the creator's contributions to this project are almost entirely devoted to promoting this topic, which should be looked upon with suspicion (WP:SPA). I looked over the sources present in the article as of this revision:


 * 1) Iditarod website — primary source which resolves to a generic landing page.  The information cited is verifiable through third-party sources, making the cited source unnecessary anyway.
 * 2) Indian Country Today — refers to Reitan throughout, but is substantially about transgenderism in sports, not Reitan specifically.
 * 3) Alaska Public Media — substantially about Reitan transitioning and competing in this year's Iditarod as a trans person, not her life as a whole.
 * 4) The Guardian — same author as the previous piece covering much of the same ground, albeit with a little more depth.
 * 5) Yukon Quest website — another primary source, one which covers details about her life as a musher not mentioned by the so-called "reliable" sources.  Why is this source referring to her deadname acceptable but not any third-party sources?
 * 6) KTOO — strictly a passing mention.

On the whole, it smacks of saying we're either considering her notable for transitioning or considering her notable because X number of citations deemed reliable sources were cobbled together. We absolutely can't say that she's notable for her racing career. The prevailing standard has been to create articles for Iditarod race winners, not Red Lantern recipients. RadioKAOS / Talk to me, Billy / Transmissions 09:45, 31 May 2022 (UTC)