Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Betty Jane Belanus


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The result was Nomination withdrawn. I still consider the sourcing to be weak, but am withdrawing the nomination nonetheless.(non-admin closure) Rusf10 (talk) 02:14, 9 May 2021 (UTC)

Betty Jane Belanus

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BLP that has been unsourced for 15 years. When I do a search, I don't see anything more than casual mentions of her. Rusf10 (talk) 21:14, 7 May 2021 (UTC)
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 * Keep Failed WP:BEFORE. The Banner  talk 22:51, 7 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Would you care to elaborate? Declaring failed BEFORE without offering any sources really isn't helpful.--Rusf10 (talk) 00:22, 8 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Just read the article and count the present sources. The Banner  talk 09:27, 8 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Comment I have found some book reviews: Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, Journal of American Folklore, and Journal of Folklore Research; given her field, there may be additional scholarly critical attention to support notability. Beccaynr (talk) 04:14, 8 May 2021 (UTC)
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 * Weak keep per WP:AUTHOR. I added two more book reviews to the three that had already been found and added to the article. —David Eppstein (talk) 06:07, 8 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep per WP:AUTHOR and the book reviews now referenced in the article. pburka (talk) 12:50, 8 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep per WP:AUTHOR and good HEY work. DiamondRemley39 (talk) 23:50, 8 May 2021 (UTC)


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