Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/C. Cyvette M. Gibson (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. Needs editing to take a more encyclopaedic tone but newer sources added since nomination strengthen the article.. Kim Dent-Brown  (Talk)  13:25, 24 January 2017 (UTC)

C. Cyvette M. Gibson
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Fails WP:NBIO, as the sources in the article are only trivial mentions. GeoffreyT2000 ( talk,  contribs ) 18:34, 9 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 19:43, 9 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Women-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 19:43, 9 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Africa-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 19:43, 9 January 2017 (UTC)


 * Keep - Google news gives a number of in-depth stories, and she is the first female mayor of a city, Paynesville, which is, by population, the second largest city in Liberia (although its status as a suburb of the largest means it is not included in Liberia). Smmurphy(Talk) 19:50, 9 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete Many of the citations Smmurphy points to look WP:ROUTINE to me as the subject is ordinary. Some of the coverage is glowing which also looks like the mayor's office had a hand in guiding those outlets. The subject fails NPOL although somehow editors will tell you a suburb is significant enough. There is still no evidence that the subject was ever elected, as references only indicate she was appointed as acting mayor. I also don't buy this argument of being a young female in a profession deserves a political carve-out as we could pick any minority to claim that they're the first to do something. This article, created by the subject as an autobiography, has been an abomination as one editor after another tries to massage it into a perfect promotional piece. Chris Troutman  ( talk ) 20:38, 9 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep- Searching for "Cyvette Gibson" without the initials yielded more fruitful sources. Lexis search found 23 (4-5 where she was main topic of multiple paragraphs) and Newsbank with better African coverage had 127 sources. (Two false hits in Newsbank.) This includes mentions in The Guardian, The Star (prominent South African newspaper), APA News, and local sources (and CNBC Africa where she's been interviewed multiple times). While most of the local sources certainly run afoul of routine (e.g. "Paynesville Municipal City Council Holds Annual Health Fair"), the global and regional coverage surely passes muster for GNG. Not even really close. (By the way, Chris, mayors aren't elected in Liberia. But NPOL or WP:POLOUTCOMES don't require election for notability. Regardless, she passes GNG). AbstractIllusions (talk) 14:55, 14 January 2017 (UTC)
 * I'm not seeing GNG proven in those sources. Yes, I guess it doesn't matter for purposes of NPOL; she still fails. Chris Troutman  ( talk ) 00:39, 15 January 2017 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 09:33, 16 January 2017 (UTC)


 * Keep Sources listed in the article satisfy WP:GNG.  Unscintillating (talk) 00:18, 24 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep It looks to me as though her Ebola-fighting efforts have got plenty of coverage in reliable sources - just enough coverage to make her notable imo. Fyddlestix (talk) 03:33, 24 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete as we base these by WP:POLITICIAN as that's the field here and none of this is convincing because it's too trivial and there's nothing suggesting better beyond, which is how this would've been kept. As such, there's also no automatic inherited notability from anything or anyone, something we've commonly used at AfD. SwisterTwister   talk  04:12, 24 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete as we base these by WP:POLITICIAN as that's the field here and none of this is convincing because it's too trivial and there's nothing suggesting better beyond, which is how this would've been kept. As such, there's also no automatic inherited notability from anything or anyone, something we've commonly used at AfD. SwisterTwister   talk  04:12, 24 January 2017 (UTC)


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