Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Fiona Ayerst


 * 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. This has been open for a month now - and I don't see any benefits of it staying open any longer considering no further discussion has taken place since the third relist. The article has been significantly edited since the nomination and the current consensus appears to be keep. (non-admin closure)  D u s t i *Let's talk!* 21:17, 8 September 2014 (UTC)

Fiona Ayerst

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Bio written like a advert. Don't believe she is notable and fails WP:ARTIST Gbawden (talk) 08:50, 8 August 2014 (UTC)
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 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, czar ♔   15:02, 15 August 2014 (UTC)

 
 * Comment She does have a large number of credits in independent publications and at least some independent coverage. This snippet doesn't show the text but google reports the following "Fiona Ayerst gets the perfect shot of one of these rarely observed hunters off the current-swept coast of Mozambique at Ponta Mamoli, shooting at exactly the right moment to catch the rippling skin on the muscular, supple back of the shark ..." A Diver's Guide to the Art of Underwater Photography. 24.151.10.165 (talk) 18:29, 15 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep agree previous article incarnation was problematic, deserving of an AfD, but the problems have hopefully been fixed as per WP:HEYMANN, with bogus sources removed, promotional material excised, and better sources added. She is an interesting subject: a lawyer who gave up her practice to become a full-time underwater photographer, who teaches, gives talks, promotes healthy oceans and shark conservation, gave a TED talk, and her amazing photo was featured in Time magazine, plus her photo made the cover of this magazine. What is lacking are a few solid sources which delve substantively on her work (although there are a few with some depth); however, the WP:BASIC rule says "if the depth of coverage in any given source is not substantial, then multiple independent sources may be combined to demonstrate notability" and in this case, there are twenty-six (26) sources, and combining them one could make a case that it is sufficient to meet the GNG. While most sources are tangential, except perhaps for this one and this one, the overall picture which emerges is a fearless nature photographer who has an excellent eye for images and who is committed to underwater photography of a (to me) dangerous subject -- sharks, plus some land animals too like cheetahs (her photo made Yahoo! News) that you won't see me having as a pet. Further, her numerous awards suggest she meets WP:ARTIST which says 4...(c) has won significant critical attention. Is she Jacques Cousteau? No, but still she meets WP:GNG.--Tomwsulcer (talk) 19:58, 16 August 2014 (UTC)
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 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, NorthAmerica1000 20:33, 24 August 2014 (UTC)

 
 * Keep The added independent sources collectively satisfy WP:BASIC. 24.151.10.165 (talk) 13:09, 25 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Relisting comment: Relisting for a third time as it merits a discussion.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, – Davey 2010 •  (talk)  14:37, 1 September 2014 (UTC)


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