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Proposed deletion of Bernadette Griffith


The article Bernadette Griffith has been proposed for deletion because under Wikipedia policy, all biographies of living persons created after March 18, 2010, must have at least one source that directly supports material in the article.

If you created the article, please don't take offense. Instead, consider improving the article. For help on inserting references, see Referencing for beginners or ask at Help desk. Once you have provided at least one reliable source, you may remove the prod blp tag. Please do not remove the tag unless the article is sourced. If you cannot provide such a source within ten days, the article may be deleted, but you can when you are ready to add one. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 21:36, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

I hope I do this correctly, but I sourced the article, are the sources references acceptable? I removed prob tag, since I added sources, but wanted to check on this. Sewingmaven 23:33, 8 December 2010 (UTC)Sewingmaven


 * You didn't quite do it correctly, and I have cleaned it up somewhat. However, there are still two problems.
 * The references don't appear inline: that is, there are no citations within the text to say which facts are verified by which references. This is a minor problem and can probably be easily addressed by an experienced editor.
 * The references do not establish the notability of Ms Griffith. Basically, they verify that she hires herself out to various sewing machine companies to teach embroidery techniques, but not that there has been any significant coverage of her achievements in any publication.  (The fact that a person writes for several publications is not, in itself, notable.  They would have to have been the subject of someone else writing about them.)  This problem cannot easily be fixed by another editor -- if notability doesn't exist, it can't be "created".  If this issue can't be addressed, the article will likely be deleted.
 * I hesitate to spend the effort to fix the first issue until the second issue is addressed, because it would be a shame to put the effort into an article that won't long remain. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 11:41, 9 December 2010 (UTC)

Nomination of Bernadette Griffith for deletion
The article Bernadette Griffith is being discussed concerning whether it is suitable for inclusion as an article according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/Bernadette Griffith until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on good quality evidence, and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion template from the top of the article. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 19:42, 4 January 2011 (UTC)