Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Catherine Curran O'Malley


 * 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. A unanimous keep and clear consensus that the subject is notable. (non-admin closure) Mkativerata (talk) 03:36, 31 January 2010 (UTC)

Catherine Curran O'Malley
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Creating this debate page on behalf of User: 86.40.214.5 who did not complete all steps for the AfD. Reason given was: "because notability as a relation of a politician is not inherited, it is a biography with one source which is not independent, not reliable and certainly not multiple" D OOMSDAYER 520  (Talk|Contribs) 16:19, 24 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Note - Although I helped complete this particular AfD as an editing process, I have no vote. D OOMSDAYER 520  (Talk|Contribs) 16:25, 24 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Keep. A state first lady with an established legal/judicial career prior to that and tons of Google hits.  Wasted Time R (talk) 17:35, 24 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep – While the article has a current "stub" status, it is not due to a lack of available secondary sources. —ADavidB 22:22, 24 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Maryland-related deletion discussions.  -- Bradjamesbrown (talk) 23:04, 24 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep and rescue. Bearian (talk) 00:49, 25 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep between her being a judge and consort to a state governor, the sources are there to write an article about her. The WP:GNG can prove notability when the specific guidelines strictly would not confer it.  There are dozens of reliable sources out there on her- but some are listed as Katie O'Malley. Bradjamesbrown (talk) 04:20, 25 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Snow keep, you're kidding, right? The wife of a US governor, even if she weren't a judge is likely to be notable or at worst covered in the governor's article. Deletion unneeded here. On Google News I get 200+ hits so sources also certainly exist. -- Banj e  b oi   15:11, 25 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep - At first I was staying neutral because I was simply completing the required AfD process for an inexperienced user. But now I certainly agree with the votes above. Ms. O'Malley has plenty of notability not just as a first lady but as a professional in her own right. The sources are plentiful and easily located. D OOMSDAYER 520  (Talk|Contribs) 16:27, 25 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep, As the creator of this article, I obviously support keeping it. While I acknowledge that simply being related to a politician does not necessarily meet Wikipedia's notability guidelines for biography articles, in this case Catherine Curran O'Malley has her own legal career for which she has some notability. Furthermore, I agree with the other contributors to this discussion that being the First Lady of a U.S. state does give her some degree of notability, and that expansion of the article using the sources quoted would improve the article.--TommyBoy (talk) 10:40, 26 January 2010 (UTC)
 * 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.