Talk:Katherine McNamara (publisher)

Justification for removing notability flag
This article was flagged for lack of notability and I would like to address those concerns here. I read the notability guidelines for biographies and note the following reasons that I believe this subject is notable and should remain on Wikipedia: 1. The two publishing projets that this publisher has undertaken--her magazine and her press--have included the work of numerous writers and artists who are notable enough to have their own Wikipedia pages. Because McNamara has done so much to reveal the work of such prominent individuals, her publishing work is notable. 2. The notability section for creative individuals notes that if the person is included in a significant exhibition, they are notable. There was an entire large physical exhibition dedicated to McNamara's publishing career, mounted by the globally recognized single most important educational institution on the history of books (Rare Book School). This marks her work as a publisher, and her entire career, as notable. 3. Digital publishing is inherently an "underground" area of work, especially as it was first undertaken by individuals like McNamara in the early years in the 1990s. Thus, coverage at the time was limited. The article does cite independent sources that comment upon this early effort. Therefore, it was notable at the time and is notable for that reason. 4. It is my understanding from the Wikipedian in Residence at UVA, Lane Rasberry, that an article needs a minimum of three citations to reach basic notability standards. Rain Taxi, Publisher's Weekly, Cville Weekly, and Bookwire are all prominent publications, and are all listed in the citation list.

I am removing the notability flag due to these reasons and I hope that they are acceptable reasons to the community. Thanks Leofstan (talk) 00:25, 6 May 2020 (UTC).