Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Edna Parker (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. (non-admin closure) Redditaddict69 (talk) (contribs)  02:23, 6 November 2018 (UTC)

Edna Parker
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No significant improvements to this article since the first AfD in 2006. Very unremarkable sources, and once stripped of random factoids is left with almost no information; she lived, she died. Almost entirely routine coverage, and WP:NOTINHERITED covers simply being incidentally associated with another famous person near the end of a long and valiant fight to stave off the reaper. The Blade of the Northern Lights ( 話して下さい ) 02:46, 30 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Indiana-related deletion discussions.  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 05:38, 30 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Women-related deletion discussions.  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 05:38, 30 October 2018 (UTC)


 * Keep Once she reached 100, her birthdays were reported across Indiana; later birthdays were reported across the US; her 114th and 115th birthdays were reported in other countries, and her death was reported internationally (the UK, Brazil, Czechia, Vietnam, Australia, etc). These were not brief mentions, but articles with interviews and photos. She also appeared in two documentaries, in 2008 and 2009, and is mentioned in Sandi Toksvig's book for children Girls are Best (2009). Her life experiences and her attitude to life are mentioned in most articles. It was also reported internationally that a study of centenarians at Boston University had taken a blood sample from Mrs Parker for the group's DNA database of supercentenarians. She may not have been notable for most of her life, but she clearly was for the last years of her life. I will attempt to add more references and possibly some quotes to the article. RebeccaGreen (talk) 10:08, 30 October 2018 (UTC)
 * That would help establish independent notability, thanks. — JFG talk 18:39, 30 October 2018 (UTC)


 * Keep In the past there were efforts to write bios of many supercentenarians, some with imperfectly authenticated records. We have removed most of them, especially those claimed to be notable for being oldest in a specific country. I think the effort has gone too far. WP is written forthe reader, and there is rational interest in those holding for a time the world record. We aren't Believe It Or Not, but some of the most striking of them are worth including. This one is particularly well sourced, so, quite indpendent of whether or not one likes this type of articles, it belongs in Wikipedia  DGG ( talk ) 15:01, 30 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Neutral – On the one hand, "oldest person in country X" is not a position or title with predecessors and successors, it's just random trivia. On the other hand, this person received more coverage than most longevity "holders", and one editor has volunteered to bring new sources highlighting the impact she had through various interactions. Waiting. — JFG talk 18:39, 30 October 2018 (UTC)


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