Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/April Wilkerson (2nd nomination)


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The result was keep. keep (non-admin closure) gidonb (talk) 06:26, 23 September 2018 (UTC)

April Wilkerson
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This is a vanity article with promotional links and mentions.. The specified person is one of many youtubers Unaccountably kept in July 2017; didn't really meet our standards then and certainly doesn't meet them now. . The sources are just mentions, or interviews where she says whatever she wants to.  DGG ( talk ) 14:44, 11 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep. This is a second, repetitive nomination by DGG, advancing the same tired 'reasons' as with his first AfD nomination (which resulted in Keep) -- that the subject is a YouTuber (not a reason for deletion), that this is a vanity article (more like DGG simply doesn't like it. YouTube is proving to be a powerful new medium, and Wilkerson is one of its stars, getting millions of views, and helping all kinds of do-it-yourselfers finish many projects (including myself -- I'm a handyman and her advice is sound and helpful). She's received plenty of coverage in traditional media which are reliable and in-depth, not mere mentions as DGG suggests, with coverage of her life and her projects such as in Popular Mechanics and also here with coverage here and even international coverage and also here in Australia and in Woodworkers Journal. Notable person who clearly meets the general notability guideline.--Tomwsulcer (talk) 15:36, 11 September 2018 (UTC) While pageviews is not an official reason for inclusion, I'd just like to point out that Wilkerson gets 81 pageviews per day, on average, over the past 90 days, and for me, it's a sign that people out there are interested in who she is and what she does, which is usually a strong sign that she belongs in Wikipedia.--Tomwsulcer (talk) 15:41, 11 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. North America1000 15:43, 11 September 2018 (UTC)
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 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Speedy keep - definitley passes WP:GNG and WP:NBIO per Tomwsulcer. Kirbanzo (talk) 01:58, 12 September 2018 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 06:32, 18 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep - With the current sourcing, subject meets WP:GNG and potentially WP:CREATIVE and WP:ENTERTAINER. Thsmi002 (talk) 12:21, 18 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete Not notable per WP:GNG standards, there are any number of people posting YouTube videos. They don't merit Wikipedia articles. Editors have had a year to improve this and pointedly have not. WCM email 09:02, 19 September 2018 (UTC)


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