Talk:Zoé Samudzi

Remove the notability template
Hello everyone, given the increase in number of references etc, is it okay to remove the template now? A simple Google News search reveals Samudzi's public impact: https://www.google.com/search?q=zoe+samudzi&rlz=1C1GCEA_en&sxsrf=ALeKk02ues7UFDRAyfxLs3xhAorujpt39A:1594638654585&source=lnms&tbm=nws&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiWtbT0i8rqAhX1WhUIHRrWANIQ_AUoAXoECBIQAw&biw=1336&bih=1526&dpr=0.75. Jesswade88 (talk) 11:12, 13 July 2020 (UTC)
 * I would still find it helpful to have clarity on what the primary claim to notability is and therefore which notability criteria it is to be assessed by. The infobox template is for an academic, the opening sentence says she is notable for her writing, and here the claim is 'public impact'. Is it WP:NACADEMIC, WP:NWRITER, WP:GNG? I'm not sure it can be a little bit of each? I'm not saying she is not notable, I'm just questioning how that is demonstrated, which is about something more than just the number of references it has, but also their independence, significant coverage, focus etc. I'm sure there are other editors who have more experience with this kind of thing than I do. (I also don't think there needs to be a great rush to remove maintenance templates, but that's my view on how they work here). Melcous (talk) 11:37, 13 July 2020 (UTC)
 * I've changed the infobox template, I'm just used to doing the academic one (!). I guess it's both WP:NWRITER and WP:GNG. Personally, I think the maintenance templates look bad, especially when it's a page about a prominent Black woman writer. Jesswade88 (talk) 19:46, 13 July 2020 (UTC)
 * I did a little work on the lede and didn't change the infobox, that's on me. I also feel that 1. maintenence tags look bad and 2. you see them significantly more about prominent Black people on Wikipedia, particularly Black women. I also feel she hits WP:NWRITER and WP:GNG. Jessamyn (talk) 01:02, 14 July 2020 (UTC)