Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Grietje Jansen-Anker


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The result was   keep -- Y not? 00:00, 23 November 2009 (UTC)

Grietje Jansen-Anker

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Just being really old does not equal notablilty. A minor obituary is insignificant and does not pass WP:BIO. Reywas92 Talk 22:08, 15 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete, lacks notability for it's own article, but possibly merge into other articles of simular subject? Alan  -  talk  05:13, 16 November 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep. The Netherlands has over 16 million persons. Ms. Jansen-Anker was the oldest Dutch person for more than a year. Ryoung 122 12:32, 21 November 2009 (UTC)


 * Strong keep. Grietje Jansen-Anker is quite notable.  She was not merely really old; 112-year-olds are literally rarer than one in a million.  (Consider: of around 7 billion people on Earth, only a hundred or so are 110 years old.  112-year-olds are considerably rarer still.)  Mrs. Jansen-Anker was also the very last living Dutch person born in the 19th century.


 * Her obituary is not minor, as it was carried by many sources in the Netherlands; I also counted 38 news items about her since 2006, when she turned 110. Several international sources, including some in English, also exist.  She attracted attention while still alive, both for being over 110 and for being the oldest person in the Netherlands.  Naturally, the Gerontology Research Group also included her in its reports for several years.


 * As for WP:BIO, note qualification #2 of the "Any biography" section: "The person has made a widely recognized contribution that is part of the enduring historical record in his or her specific field." As a superstar of aging, how does she not qualify?


 * All that said, the article could be merged into articles on the oldest people in 2008 (2009, 2007, etc.), oldest people in the Netherlands, etc. However, that may result in duplication of information in several articles.  It seems easier to link to a single article for each person. Zomno (talk) 12:47, 21 November 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete. 'Notability is not temporary' - she's generated a few fleeting news reports, not enough for her own article. Jnthn0898 (talk) 12:56, 21 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes, she's generated quite a few news reports, but they definitely are not "fleeting". See the sources provided in my comment below. Cunard (talk) 00:31, 22 November 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep Grietje Jansen-Anker passes WP:BIO. Grietje Jansen-Anker is the subject of this article from Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant (March 23, 2006), this article from Reformatorisch Dagblad (September 11, 2008), this article from Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (October 15, 2009), and this article from de Volkskrant (October 15, 2009). Notability is fully established. Cunard (talk) 00:31, 22 November 2009 (UTC)
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