Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Beth Levin (2nd nomination)


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   keep. Cosensus is that the coverage is available to meet the main notability guideline. Davewild (talk) 18:55, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

Beth Levin
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Article has been tagged as needing reliable sources for many years with no improvement. Previous AFD was a joke, with participation being limited to multiple votes by the editor who created this article (admitting on the last AFD to be in personal communication with the subject) and an editor with a long history of kneejerk keep votes with unsubstantiated claims of notability on AFDs, and a non-admin closure by someone who has since been banned from Wikipedia after his conduct in this and other areas was questioned. Claim made previously in article that this person was cited in someone's published memoirs is both a trivial reference for purposes of determining notability for Wikipedia and seemingly erroneous, as link went to Google Books and a "search inside this book" test failed to show the name (so that claim has now been removed from the article). Only other sources cited are individual's own MySpace page and a very short review in the New York Times. The NYT piece could certainly be part of a larger collection of reliable sources, if any exist, but on its own it is very far from what is required to have a Wikipedia article. DreamGuy (talk) 17:26, 4 July 2012 (UTC)
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 * Faust Harrison Pianos Features Beth Levin, 4/20 Broadway World. Anarchangel (talk) 03:03, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
 * And from the article history itself, a source for a statement in the article that was removed rather than improved (by the nominator): "Levin is also cited by name in Filar's published memoirs." From Buchenwald to Carnegie Hall published memoirs. Specific page: Beth Levine
 * We really should not delete because of a typo, eh? Or give up the search for references for that reason, imo. Instant deletion of sources without a search in this way is contrary to the intent of Templates such as Template:Refimprove and Template:Not in citation given and rules WP:V and WP:CTT. Not just because it is peremptory, but because it usurps the right of other editors to assist the article (that is why Template:FV automatically categorizes articles as lacking sources for verification). I am sure that a lot of editors would love to think that FV tags articles so that they can nominate the article for deletion, but it ain't so. Anarchangel (talk) 03:39, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep. There are quite a few sources about Beth Levin, as quick GNews and HighBeam searches, or even just a quick glance at the quotes at her own website, would suggest.  For example, multiple substantial Boston Globe articles . Nor does the nomination earn any added force for its intemperate and unwarranted language about an editor who not only remains in good standing but is now an administrator.--Arxiloxos (talk) 15:37, 5 July 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep – This person passes WP:BASIC and WP:GNG
 * Taubman technique polishes Levin to perfection - The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) | HighBeam Research
 * Beth Levin adds new colors to her palette - The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) | HighBeam Research
 * — Northamerica1000(talk) 20:44, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
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 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.