Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Beatrice Thompson


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The result was keep (WP:NAC) DavidLeighEllis (talk) 00:09, 29 October 2013 (UTC)

Beatrice Thompson

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Minimal notability, self-promotional in tone  Jimfbleak -  talk to me?  06:24, 22 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep Charlotte's first African-American woman newscaster, with a career going back to 1977, as well documented in independent North Carolina media. Her 1999 dispute with a former employer was described in a documentary film about the banality of local TV news, and mentioned in the New York Times and Salon.com. The totality of the coverage over 36 years adds up to notability. Shortcomings in the article should be addressed by normal editing rather than deletion.  Cullen 328  Let's discuss it  07:22, 22 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Comment: This looks like a WP:COPYVIO as a copy&paste of http://mediamavenbea.com/online/beatrice-thompson-bio/ … isn't that an automatic WP:CSD? Happy Editing! &mdash;  09:18, 22 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of News media-related deletion discussions. Northamerica1000(talk) 09:42, 22 October 2013 (UTC)
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 * Comment - Information that was in copyright violation has been removed from the article. Northamerica1000(talk) 09:47, 22 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Comment which leaves a single sentence telling us next to nothing. No nationality, age or home. Just a vague statement that she's "broadcast veteran" and worked for two unnamed radio stations.  Jimfbleak -  talk to me?  09:52, 22 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Yes, since most content was in copyright violation, it had to be removed; this stubbified the article. This person may possibly meet WP:BASIC, but it will take source searching and analysis to verify this possibility. The article is no longer self-promotional in tone at this time. Northamerica1000(talk) 12:25, 22 October 2013 (UTC)


 * Possible keep - Here's a source that provides significant coverage:
 * – Northamerica1000(talk) 13:38, 22 October 2013 (UTC)
 * – Northamerica1000(talk) 13:38, 22 October 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep Cullen328 makes a good point.  And reliable sources have been found.   D r e a m Focus  13:57, 22 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of North Carolina-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 20:58, 22 October 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep Article written according to guidelines of Wikipedia (person is notable per secondary reliable sources like NY Times and more) Wikifan115 (talk) 22:02, 22 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep A long way from FA, but now well sourced enough to be a respectable article, in my view. DES (talk) 16:03, 23 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep It is usually difficult to find any sourcing for broadcast journalists, this one has quite a few good ones, plus one of them actually even asserts notability ("The best talk talent in Charlotte"). -- Green Cardamom (talk) 19:02, 23 October 2013 (UTC)
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