Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Candice James


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The result was delete. ✗ plicit  05:57, 27 May 2022 (UTC)

Candice James

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WP:BLP, referenced entirely to primary sources rather than reliable or notability-building media coverage, of a writer whose only stated claim of notability is having served as poet laureate of a midsized suburban city. This is not an "inherent" notability freebie that secures inclusion in Wikipedia in and of itself; it would be fine if there were genuinely solid sourcing and/or additional notability claims (e.g. notable literary awards), but the sourcing here is entirely to the self-published websites of organizations directly affiliated with the claims and/or social networking content on YouTube and Facebook, which aren't support for notability at all, and even on a ProQuest search for older coverage that wouldn't google, New Westminster's own community weekly hyperlocal is the only place I'm finding any hint of non-trivial coverage of her, with absolutely no evidence that she ever even got coverage from the major GNG-worthy daily newspapers in Greater Vancouver, let alone anything wider or more nationalized. Nothing here is "inherently" notable enough to exempt her from having to have any substantial media coverage. Bearcat (talk) 14:45, 7 May 2022 (UTC) Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗  plicit  08:30, 15 May 2022 (UTC) Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗  plicit  11:53, 22 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Authors, Women, Poetry,  and British Columbia. Bearcat (talk) 14:45, 7 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete - there does not appear to be sufficient sourcing available to support WP:GNG, WP:BASIC, WP:ANYBIO, or WP:CREATIVE. On ProQuest, I found a 2012 New Westminster Record article "City's poet laureate puts spotlight on arts; Candice James has held poetry post since 2010" that includes independent content about her career in addition to quotes from her, and a 2013 announcement in the same publication for an upcoming event. There is also a short review for one of her works in Quill & Quire with some biographical content. Based on my searches in the WP Library databases I can access, online and at GScholar, I think we need more to support WP:N. Beccaynr (talk) 15:24, 8 May 2022 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Delete As per nom, does not cite independent credible sources. Fails WP:GNG PaulPachad (talk) 02:32, 27 May 2022 (UTC)


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